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How are trade secret damages calculated? A forensic CPA explains lost profits, unjust enrichment, reasonable royalty, and the head-start doctrine.

Post-acquisition M&A disputes: a forensic CPA explains working-capital true-ups, earn-outs, and why a misstated-earnings rep is multiplied by the deal multiple.

Government contract damages: a forensic CPA explains termination for convenience, equitable adjustments, the FAR cost principles, and recoverable profit.

But-for causation: a forensic CPA explains how to prove the defendant caused the loss — the but-for world, disaggregation, and the post-hoc trap.

The duty to mitigate reduces damages by losses a business could reasonably have avoided. A forensic CPA explains the standard, the burden, and the math.

Franchise litigation damages: a forensic CPA explains franchisee lost profits, lost business value, Item 19, and a franchisor’s lost-royalty claim.

How are auto dealership lost profits calculated? A forensic CPA explains the five profit centers, gross-per-unit, fixed absorption, and blue-sky value.

Can a startup with no track record recover lost profits? A forensic CPA explains the new-business rule, reasonable certainty, and survival-adjusted models.

A forensic CPA explains how to measure lost profits when a physician breaches a non-compete: collections, payer mix, ancillary revenue, and attribution.

How are construction lost profits and delay damages calculated? A forensic CPA explains the measured-mile, total-cost, and Eichleay-overhead methods.

Before-and-after vs. yardstick: a forensic CPA explains the two main methods for projecting but-for lost profits, when each fits, and how courts judge them.

How are restaurant lost profits calculated? A forensic CPA explains the but-for projection, variable food-and-labor costs, and the cash-records problem.