Lost Profits Award Recalculated to Consider Costs of Doing Business

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Forklift Systems, Inc. v. Werner Enterprises
No. 01-A-01-9804-CH-00220 (Tenn. App. 1999)
US
State Court
Tennessee
Court of Appeals
Cantrell

Summary

The Tennessee Court of Appeals concluded that a lost profits award should be based on net profits rather than gross profits in this negligence matter where Werner's truck disabled power at Forklift's business for 1.5 days.

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Forklift Systems, Inc. v. Werner Enterprises

The Tennessee Court of Appeals concluded that a lost profits award should be based on net profits rather than gross profits in this negligence matter where Werner's truck disabled power at Forklift's business for 1.5 days. The court additionally vacated ...