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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Witness’s Exclusion—Cites New Rule 702 but Follows Abrogated Precedent Instead
The district court in this case excluded the testimony of the plaintiffs’ medical expert witness in this medical malpractice case, citing Rule 702, resulting in a summary judgment against the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs appealed, but the circuit court affirmed the district court, citing Rule 702 in affirming the exclusion of the plaintiffs’ witness. Even though the 2023 amended Rule 702 was cited, the circuit court reverted back to the pre-amended Rule 702 to bolster its exclusion of the witness.
Rodriguez v. Hosp. San Cristobal, Inc.
The district court in this case excluded the testimony of the plaintiffs’ medical expert witness in this medical malpractice case, citing Rule 702, resulting in a summary judgment against the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs appealed, but the circuit court affirmed the district court, citing Rule 702 in affirming the exclusion of the plaintiffs’ witness. Even though the 2023 amended Rule 702 was cited, the circuit court reverted back to the pre-amended Rule 702 to bolster its exclusion of the witness.
Valuation Approaches and Methods—Which Do I Use, When, and Why
The inclusion or exclusion of a specific valuation approach or method can often change a business’s value by more than 10%. So, regardless of whether you are a listed user of a valuation, a CPA/appraiser providing an opinion of value, or are reviewing a valuation for reasonableness, how do you know which valuation approaches and methods should be used, when they are (not) applicable, how to weight those used/applicable, and, most importantly, why?
Damodaran posts his first data update for 2024
At the beginning of each year, Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) generously posts a great amount of data on his website that include risk-free rates, equity risk premiums (ERPs), corporate default spreads, corporate tax rates, country risk premiums, and other data—all of which are free.
Hitchner’s ‘myth busters’ tackle two more issues
Jim Hitchner (Financial Valuation Advisors) and his team of fellow AICPA BV Hall of Fame alumni have taken on two more BV myths in his December issue of Hardball With Hitchner.
The 2024 Pepperdine private cost of capital survey is now open
It’s that time again!
Do you use a portal to collect client data?
We’d like to know—and so would your peers.
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2023
Business brokers and other intermediaries generously contribute data to DealStats, making it the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
Global BV News: The Winter 2023 edition of EVBM is now available
The European Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (EACVA) and the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) have released the latest edition of the European Business Valuation Magazine (EBVM).
Save the date: June 20-21 for CBV Connect 2024
CBV Connect 2024, hosted by the CBV Institute, Canada’s valuation professional organization (VPO) and standard-setter, will be held at The Bonaventure in Montreal.
What’s in the February 2024 issue of Business Valuation Update
Here’s what you’ll see.
BV movers . . .
The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) has awarded J. Richard Claywell, CPA, MBV, ABV, ASA, CBA, CVA, MAFF, CFD, ABAR, CVGA, ICVS-A, the Thomas R. Porter Lifetime Achievement Award.
CPE events
Catch Me If You Can: Mitigating Compliance Risk Related to Provider Compensation, January 23, 10:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m. ET. Featuring: Kathryn A. Taylor (ECG Management Consultants). CPE credits: 2.0.
Kroll conducts survey of cost of capital inputs
In the last issue, we presented results of several surveys on the various resources practitioners use for estimating cost of capital.
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2024 Edition
January 2024 PDF, Softcover (401 pages)
Business Valuation Case Law Yearbook, 2024 Edition
January 2024 PDF, Softcover (222 pages)
In re Hembree
In this appeal of a denied motion by the wife to set aside a marital settlement order, the appellate court affirmed the trial court. The wife claimed that the husband did not disclose a number of marital assets and misrepresented the values of certain marital assets. The trial court appointed its own expert for valuation of assets. The expert was unable to value a number of the assets for lack of information including a lack of proof of existence of some alleged assets.
Appellate Court (California) Affirms Denial of Wife’s Motion Claiming Missing Assets and Undervalued Assets
In this appeal of a denied motion by the wife to set aside a marital settlement order, the appellate court affirmed the trial court. The wife claimed that the husband did not disclose a number of marital assets and misrepresented the values of certain marital assets. The trial court appointed its own expert for valuation of assets. The expert was unable to value a number of the assets for lack of information including a lack of proof of existence of some alleged assets.
Business Valuation in the Context of Insolvency
This webinar will dive into the complex world of bankruptcy. It will include a look at the valuation nuances that one needs to consider when preparing a valuation analysis and report in the context of bankruptcy.
BVR kicks off ‘Two-Minute Practice Builder’ surveys
As any profession matures, the issue of practice management becomes more critical. Management and administrative issues that took a back seat when riding a growth wave must be dealt with when the landscape gets more competitive.
NACVA to release two new databases in 2024
In beta testing at NACVA are two databases being developed with ValuSource software.
AI studies top several McKinsey lists for 2023
Of interest to valuation experts are two works from McKinsey that examine artificial intelligence (AI).
Global BV News: Kroll examines industry multiples in China
An analysis of the trading indices across various key industrial sectors in China as of Sept. 30, 2023, is contained in Kroll’s Industry Multiples in China 2023 report.
BV movers . . .
The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) has named its outstanding members for the fourth quarter of 2023.
CPE events
Business Valuation in the Context of Insolvency, January 11, 10:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m. ET. Featuring: Pasquale Rafanelli (Empire Valuation Consultants). CPE credits: 2.0.