Several VM members have started a competing company, Good Health, Inc. VM is suing Good Health and the individual owners of Good Health for breach of contract. Specifically, all members of VM sign a contract saying they will not recruit any VM members to any other MLM company$-$whether or not the company directly competes with VM$.$ Approximately $120$ VM members are currently members at Good Health, and VM is claiming that Good Health improperly recruited these members.

THE ASSIGNMENT:

You have been retained as the expert witness for the defendant in this case, Good Health. Please answer the following questions.

You can subpoena documents from the plaintiff. What data should you obtain from Vitamins and More? Be specific about the level of detail you need and explain why you need it$.$

What lost profit calculation methods are you considering using? Why are you considering this$/$these methods? Explain why this method$($s$)$ is appropriate.

Refer to Appendix A for this assignment. The plaintiff's expert has produced this table as part of his calculations. Do you see any possible problems with the data? What could have caused the issue$($s$).$

Calculate your own recruiting rate. Explain any changes you made to the data and why. Is it materially different from the plaintiff's expert's calculation? Explain.

Several VM members have started a competing company, Good Health, Inc. VM is suing Good Health and the individual owners of Good Health for breach of contract. Specifically, all members of VM sign a contract saying they will not recruit any VM members to any other MLM company$-$whether or not the company directly competes with VM$.$ Approximately $120$ VM members are currently members at Good Health, and VM is claiming that Good Health improperly recruited these members.

THE ASSIGNMENT:

You have been retained as the expert witness for the defendant in this case, Good Health. Please answer the following questions.

You can subpoena documents from the plaintiff. What data should you obtain from Vitamins and More? Be specific about the level of detail you need and explain why you need it$.$

What lost profit calculation methods are you considering using? Why are you considering this$/$these methods? Explain why this method$($s$)$ is appropriate.

Refer to Appendix A for this assignment. The plaintiff's expert has produced this table as part of his calculations. Do you see any possible problems with the data? What could have caused the issue$($s$).$

Calculate your own recruiting rate. Explain any changes you made to the data and why. Is it materially different from the plaintiff's expert's calculation? Explain.