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Expert witness service

Cannabis Economic Loss & Lost Revenue Expert Witness

Economic loss in cannabis cases usually starts with production: what would have been grown, harvested and sold, and at what price.

Ted addresses crop value, production loss, production capacity, market pricing and lost revenue. He does not provide business valuation and is not a CPA, forensic accountant or economist.

Available nationwide for state and federal matters.

When this applies

When this expertise is useful.

Crop value, production loss and lost revenue, within a defined industry scope.

  • Lost production must be quantified
  • Lost revenue depends on market pricing
  • Production capacity is disputed
  • An accounting expert needs industry inputs

Ted Menadier, MBA

Ted Menadier, MBA provides expert witness services in litigation involving cannabis, marijuana and hemp cultivation, crop loss, crop valuation, business operations, insurance claims, testing, classification and related industry matters.

Matters retained
38+
Industry since
2015
Courts
State & federal
Availability
Nationwide

Issues

Issues Ted may evaluate.

  • Production capacity
  • Lost production volume
  • Market pricing over time
  • Lost revenue
  • Industry inputs for other experts

Analysis may be based on: Production history, Sales records, Market pricing data, Capacity information.

Representative matter types

Matters Ted has been retained on.

Anonymous categories only. Client names, case details and outcomes are confidential.

Scope

What Ted does not do.

Clear limits save time for counsel and keep opinions defensible.

  • Ted does not provide legal advice and is not counsel for any party.
  • Ted does not hold himself out as a business valuation or business appraisal expert.
  • Ted does not hold himself out as a molecular genetics or plant-genetics laboratory expert; specialized genetic evaluation may require another expert.
  • Ted is not a CPA, forensic accountant or economist. Economic-loss work stays within crop value, production loss, market pricing and lost revenue.
  • Scope is determined by the facts and issues of each engagement, and matters outside his experience are declined early.

FAQ

Common questions

Can Ted work alongside a forensic accountant?

Yes. Ted can supply the cultivation and market inputs, such as yield, production capacity and pricing, that an accounting expert may rely on.

Ted Menadier is an expert witness and industry consultant, not an attorney. Nothing on this website is legal advice, and contacting Ted does not create an attorney-client relationship. Expert scope is determined by the facts and issues of each engagement.

Discuss a matter

A clear opinion begins with a focused conversation.

Ted Menadier, MBA · 717-357-0148 · ted@growminded.com