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Download or read book Cost of Capital in Litigation written by Shannon P. Pratt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cost of Capital in Litigation addresses cost of capital issues in litigation and discusses major decisions, highlighting how to avoid errors that have often been made by experts. The book helps the attorney and valuation expert understand the decisions within the context of the theory of cost of capital and includes a chapter on cross-examining experts on cost of capital issues. Throughout, there are citation to relevant material and cross-reference to Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples, Fourth Edition.

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