Agricultural Litigation
Damages from stray voltage, toxic feed, equipment defects, crop loss, and livestock disputes.
Expert economic analysis for litigation.
A forensic economics firm delivering rigorous, defensible damages analysis for litigation, grounded in peer-reviewed research and shaped by federal and state casework since 2013.
Who We Are
Academic Foundation
Kelly Economics is led by Ph.D. economists with active research agendas and peer-reviewed publications in respected economics journals. As forensic economists, we bring those analytical methods from peer-reviewed research directly into our reports and testimony.
Practice Areas
We have specialized expertise in agricultural litigation, with federal, state, and class action casework nationwide. Our practice also covers damages analysis in personal injury, wrongful death, business interruption, and business valuation matters in both federal and state courts.
Our Services
Personal Injury
Lost wages, earning capacity, medical-cost projections, and lifetime economic damages.
Business Interruption
Lost profits, increased costs, and consequential damages from operational disruptions.
Wrongful Death
Economic losses to survivors, including lost income, benefits, and household services.
Employment
Back pay, front pay, lost benefits, and non-compete and restrictive-covenant damages.
Class Actions
Class-wide damages models, certification-stage analysis, and allocation among class members.
Notable Matters
Agricultural: representative matters
Halderson v. Star Blends LLC
Retained by plaintiffs' counsel to analyze damages in this dairy stray-voltage matter. Analyzed lost milk production, herd health impacts, and long-term productivity losses. Testified at trial; matter proceeded to jury verdict.
Bishop v. DeLaval Inc. and Triple S Farms, LLC v. DeLaval Inc.
Economist for plaintiffs in two federal agricultural class actions involving robotic milking systems. Work includes class-certification analysis and class-wide damages modeling for affected dairy producers.
Iowa Supreme Court (2024)
Retained as damages expert for plaintiffs in an agricultural-damages matter that proceeded to jury verdict. Verdict affirmed on appeal.
Other practice areas: current and recent engagements
- Damages analysis in a completed commercial non-compete class dispute (2026).
- Retained as damages expert in multiple personal-injury matters (2026).
Our Experts
Logan Kelly, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Wisconsin–River Falls
Adrian R. Fleissig, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
California State University, Fullerton
Where We Practice
Our casework spans federal and state matters nationwide in agricultural and commercial-damages litigation. Case experience includes Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, California, Oregon, New Mexico, New York, and Maine.