Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer

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• holding that a trial court using a real growth rate of between one and three percent will not be reversed if it explains its choice
• holding that a trial court using a real growth rate of between one and three percent will not be reversed if it explains its choice
• holding that under 1972 amendments § 904 worker compensation is not exclusive remedy under LHWCA where employer also happens to be vessel-owner
• noting that use of discount rate between 1% and 3% in Jones Act case would not be an abuse of discretion
• recognizing a “sound economic argument” for the total-offset rule as applied to estimates that exclude these latter factors, while only including “individual seniority and promotion gains”
• recognizing a \sound economic argument\ for the total-offset rule as applied to estimates that exclude these latter factors, while only including \individual seniority and promotion gains\

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