Assessor Series FAQ #11

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Frequently Asked Questions

QUESTION:  Can I use the Assessor Series® software database data as evidence for expert witness work?

Several ERI senior staff members have served as expert witnesses in court cases dealing with compensation and benefits. As of January 2005, in addition to Dr. David J. Thomsen, Founder and Managing Director of ERI, ERI has five other PhDs on staff and two JDs, who are all highly involved with our products.

While we have no way of knowing all the ways our clients use ERI data, we are aware of ERI's data being used by major consulting firms, corporations, government agencies, the Internal Revenue Service, attorneys, and CPA firms. We are also aware of our data being used by expert witnesses. We believe our data is among the best, if not the best, in terms of reliability.  Additionally, methodology for many of our products has been developed in cooperation with government agencies (including the IRS for the maximum reasonable compensation analysis tables and comparables reporting design in the Executive Compensation Assessor® software and databases) or out of feedback from customers requesting defensible data (including various state employment agencies' interpretations of H-1B Immigration rulings for the Immigration Analysis Table design in the Geographic Assessor® software and databases).

It is not possible, however, for ERI to warranty any of our data for expert witness testimony as it has been our experience such data is evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we have no way of knowing what data from our products an expert witness may have compiled.

The Help files available with our software databases provide extensive information. ERI's methodologies may also be useful to you in answering any specific questions you may have concerning our products.

For additional information, please see the free courses offered by ERI's Distance Learning Center listed under Litigation Challenges, such as Preparing for Expert Witness Testimony and Daubert Criteria for Expert Witness Testimony.

Also, see 12 Common XA Questions for ERI Expert Witness Voire Dire in the Executive Compensation help.