Damages Analysis, Damage Litigation Expert Consultant ResumeThis expert is experienced with assisting companies and their legal counsel in developing and analyzing issues related to valuation, forensic accounting, and economic damage quantification in a wide range of industries with special emphasis in the automotive industry.
This consultant offers expertise specific to determination of economic damages, anti-trust, breach of contract, and business interruption. Further expertise includes construction, dealer/distributor termination, environmental, and intellectual property matters. This expert has valued the unjust enrichment associated with the improper use of a copyrighted automobile design in advertising materials. This associate has provided expert testimony in a breach of contract case involving alleged design and construction defects related to specialized paint booth system. This consultant has provided expert testimony relative to a wide range of industries as indicated below.
Additional experience and specialization related to automotive industry damage analysis includes lost profits claims, valuation of automotive diagnostics technology, alleged infringement of a patent, and contract reviews.
Lead Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing damages analysis, certified public accounting, certified fraud examination, expert testimony, forensic accounting, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Partner, litigation and valuation services company
Primarily responsible for assisting companies and their legal counsel in developing and analyzing issues related to valuation, forensic accounting, and economic damage quantification.
This consultant has substantial experience in developing approaches for the determination of economic damages in a wide variety of litigation engagements. Case experience includes anti-trust, breach of contract, business interruption, construction, dealer/distributor termination, environmental, and intellectual property matters, among others. Assignments have been in a variety of industries including automotive, banking, computer software, construction, consumer and industrial electronics, general manufacturing, medical supply, packaging, railroad, rubber, steel and telecommunications. Has extensive experience in providing expert deposition and trial testimony in arbitration, state and federal court.
Expert Witness, Automotive Industry Experience
Provided expert testimony in a breach of contract engagement involving allegedly changed and defective specifications provided to a bus manufacturer performing under a fixed price contract. The $80 million claim required the pricing of change orders as well as the pricing of the resulting business interruption caused by the defective specifications and owner interference.
Valued the unjust enrichment associated with the improper use of a copyrighted automobile design in advertising materials.
Provided expert testimony in a breach of contract case involving alleged design and construction defects related to $28 million specialized paint booth system.
Provided expert testimony related to a plaintiff’s lost profits in a case involving interior trim cutting dies. The engagement required an analysis of the product market and alternative technologies.
Provided expert testimony in a purchase price dispute involving the defective disclosure of certain information related to contractual commitments the part supplier had obtained prior to the sale of their business.
Performed a review of all contracts between a Tier 1 supplier and one of the Big 3 related to the pricing of part and tooling contracts including engineering changes and LTA treatment.
Prepared a $24 million lost profits claim associated with an OEM’s damaged reputation gained from having a defective part in their engines. The case involved the OEM attempting to recover lost profits from the part supplier.
Performed a valuation of automotive diagnostics technology.
Determined lost profits and the reasonable royalty position in a case involving automotive air compressor noise reduction technology.
Provided expert testimony in a lost profits engagement regarding specialty chemicals used in automotive paint booths.
Provided expert testimony in a lost profits engagement regarding the alleged infringement of a patent related to composite material used in the manufacture of automotive headliners.
EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY
Case involving major brewing companies, deposition, trial testimony
Case involving transportation manufacturing firm and major city transit authority, deposition
Case involving dental technology manufacturer, deposition, trial testimony
Case involving major battery manufacturer, deposition, trial testimony
Case involving manufacturing firm, arbitration testimony.
Case involving plastics manufacturer and engineering firm, deposition
Case involving worldwide information technology consulting firm, deposition
Case involving hospital and medical center, deposition
Case involving safety compliance and training firms, arbitration testimony
Case involving environmental technology, trial testimony
Case involving industrial engineering, deposition
Case involving hospital medical center, deposition
Case involving technology firms, deposition
Case involving manufacturer and major automotive manufacturer, deposition
Case involving major automotive parts supplier, deposition
Case involving construction firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving real estate investment firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving financial firms, deposition, trial testimony
Case involving die manufacturers, deposition
Case involving financial investment firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving major truck manufacturer, arbitration testimony
Case involving major franchise operation, deposition
Case involving development firm, trial testimony
Case involving assisted living corporation, arbitration testimony
Case involving braking systems firm, deposition
Case involving medical technologies firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving major personal computer industry firm, deposition
Case involving securities firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving major automotive manufacturing firms, deposition
Case involving major financial investment firm, arbitration testimony
Case involving construction firm, deposition
Case involving major automotive manufacturer, deposition
Case involving manufacturer and global automotive supplier, arbitration testimony