Alan Lurie

• Quantifying losses in a complicated claim filed by a university when their solar turbine went down. Losses included an assessment of lost profits and incurred extra expense when the University not only was no longer able to produce enough electricity to power the campus and sell the excess to the power company but had to instead purchase electricity on the open market.
• Quantifying losses incurred in a fraud case where union officials were fraudulently taking funds to pay for lavish personal living expenses from dues paid by union workers over many years. The investigation required determining how much money was taken, how it was taken and if any of the money was recoverable for the insurance carrier.
• Articulating and measuring substantial losses in many personal injury cases for independent business owners or part-owners in business, evaluating how the loss affects current and future earnings potential not only for individuals but for the business as well. Engagements have included claims brought by corporate executives, professional athletes, actors, realtors, manufacturers and service professionals
• Consulting in several bad faith cases where the insurance company has been sued by the insured when the insured believes they have not been compensated enough for loss of earnings in a business interruption claim. Evaluation has required the quantification of lost earnings that has revealed the insurance carrier overpaid on the claim in several instances.
• Reviewing product recall claims including recall expenses, lost profits, brand devaluation and extra expenses for agricultural companies, including a meat supplier, grocery store chain, food manufacturer and protein bar manufacturer.
• Analyzing and quantifying construction defect damages resulting in loss of profits, hard costs and soft costs due to delays in completion of construction projects for condo lofts, hotels, apartments and hospitals.
• Quantifying various losses resulting from the embezzlement of funds by a part-owner of a construction company, a non-profit director, a school district employee, a wholesaler, bar employees, investment bankers, and a CEO and CFO of a marketing company.

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• The American College of Forensic Examiners
• National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association

Alan has been retained as an expert witness and has testified in State and Federal court on numerous occasions for plaintiff and defendants in cases related to personal injury, contract disputes, loss of profits, subrogation and third-party liability.