Economic Damages: A Case Study – The Actor

The large majority of lawsuits involving individuals in the entertainment industry revolve around lost wages or fees.

The question one should ask in order to determine the value of damages in these cases is this: how do you best determine whether a particular individual should be categorized into that rare group of earners? In other words, how do you determine whether the claim is purely speculative, or if it can be proven within a reasonable degree of certainty?