Achieving Impact and Strengthening Claims with Experts and Investigators
Joshua Friedman
Partner
The Employment Law Firm PC (New York)
Michael E. Ruggiero
President/COO
Beau Dietl & Associates (New York)
The right expert can transform a sexual harassment or discrimination case –turning lived experience into compelling evidence and measurable damages that drive settlement value. This session will demonstrate how to strategically deploy non-legal experts and investigators to strengthen claims, bolster client credibility, and neutralize defense attacks.
Key discussion areas include:
- Proof of Damages in Sexual Harassment cases
- Sources of uncapped damages, uncapped state laws and alternative tort negligence claims
- Intersectional 42 USC 1981 sexual harassment claims
- Back and front pay for severely injured victims
- Avoiding the “Severe or Pervasive” trap
- the Eggshell skull doctrine in sexual harassment claims
- Exacerbation of Physical Conditions caused by sexual harassment