We value lost household services using time-use data from the American Time Use Survey and replacement-cost wage rates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, adjusted for the plaintiff's household composition and pre-incident activity.
Methodology
Household Services Valuation (2026)
Valuation of lost household services in injury and death cases.
Frequently Asked
Frequently Asked
Why replacement cost, not opportunity cost?
The replacement-cost method values the services at what it would cost to hire someone else to perform them. It is the dominant accepted method in forensic economics and produces a defensible, source-based number.
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