Hedonology (Hedonics), is the study of the impact an injury or incident had on a persons lifestyle.
History
The Hedonology Institute was developed by
Jeffrey Francis Magrowski, Ph.D., CRC, CRE. A trademark for Hedonology was registered in 1990 and abandoned in 1999 while Magrowski attended college and his studies in Vocational Rehabilitation.
The development and use of Hedonics admissibility of scientific evidence for use in the legal system is set by the standard of
Hedonic damages to evaluate non-economic damages using the American Juris Jurisprudence method (1988), based on the
Frye Standard
The ''Frye'' standard, ''Frye'' test, or general acceptance test is a test used in United States courts to determine the admissibility of scientific evidence. It provides that expert opinion based on a scientific technique is admissible only when ...
and supported by the
Daubert Test. The determination of present and future pain and suffering is taken into account. Generally, the fact that statistics can be used, but must get the same result was proven in the use of Hedonics.
The Hedonics model and analysis was first accepted in 1991 in United States Claims Court: Joshua Wasson V. Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, No. 90-208V. The second case accepting Hedonics in the legal system was in Gary D. Wyatt, Sr. V. The United States of America (Veteran's Administration) 4:94CV1567-DJS September 23, 1996.
An Economist,
Stan V. Smith, developed a theory of economic damages (as opposed to non-pecuniary, or non-economic damages) for Hedonic Damages based on the value of a human life by statistical analysis, which has not met the Frye or Daubert Test under admissibility in a court of law in several states.
References
{{reflisthttp://www.nafe.net/JFE/j04_3_am.pdf
*Journal of Forensic Economics, 4(3) 1991, pp. 355–367
http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/988/131/142052/
*Joshua Wasson V. Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, No. 90-208V,
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. - 988 F.2d 131
External links
"National Association of Forensic Economists, website"
See also
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Economics
Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...
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Forensics
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Economic damages
At common law, damages are a remedy in the form of a monetary award to be paid to a claimant as compensation for loss or injury. To warrant the award, the claimant must show that a breach of duty has caused foreseeable loss. To be recognised at ...
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Forensic Economics Forensic Economics as defined by the National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE) is the scientific discipline that applies economic theories and methods to matters within a legal framework. Forensic economics covers, but is not limited to:
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Compensation for victims of crime
Law and economics
Law of the United States