Experience > Damage Analysis > Appraisal-Related Damages

Fulcrum’s valuation professionals have the highest credentials in the industry; unfortunately, this is not true of many who hold themselves out as being appraisers.  Our appraisal experience covers practically every industry imaginable.

Representative Projects

• We have appraised numerous businesses for litigation purposes where the dispute was resolved after issuance of our report, but before testimony was required. The following is a partial list of the type of companies in which Fulcrum personnel provided testimony regarding the fair market value of businesses or partial business interests:
  • Adult entertainment media
  • Assisted living/care development
  • Broadcast television station
  • Construction contractor
  • Day care facility (both child and adult)
  • Drug delivery pharmaceuticals
  • Electronic component manufacturer
  • Escrow and title company
  • Environmental services
  • Film library
  • Film studio
  • Food processing
  • Gas and convenience store
  • Grocery store
  • Hotel
  • Internet stock broker
  • Magazine publishing
  • Manufacturer of pumps and gauges
  • Medical device manufacturer
  • Mining supply company
  • Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
  • Restaurant
  • Skilled nursing facility
  • Software
  • Toy manufacturer and importer
  • Uniform and laundry cleaning/rental
  • Vertical marketing program
  • Wholesale distributor
• On numerous occasions, analyzed business value of a start-up enterprise. This work involved analysis of what occurred subsequently, market size, competition and competitive position, and viability of business plans.
• Developed a lost profits analysis for a biotech company. The analysis consisted of quantifying the size and value of a yet undeveloped market, and the lost value occurring because of interrupted research.
• On several occasions, valued a covenant not to compete and/or consulting agreement obtained through an acquisition. In each case, we addressed claims that the amounts received by the management of the acquired companies was receiving too high a value for these contracts, and that the amounts should be reallocated to the rest of the shareholder group.
• On several occasions, valued movie scripts, concepts, or other works in process. See other Entertainment Experience.
• On several occasions, valued the use of violations of rights of publicly and rights of privacy. (See our article on this subject)
• On several occasions, valued damages from adverse publicly, including product recalls.