HELPIN v. TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF PENN.


10 A.3d 267 (2010)

Mark L. HELPIN v. TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Marjorie Jeffcoat, Thomas Freitag, and Lawrence M. Levin. Appeal of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Mark L. Helpin, Appellant v. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Marjorie Jeffcoat, Thomas Freitag, and Lawrence M. Levin, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward David Rogers , Arthur Makadon , Geoffrey A. Kahn , Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, L.L.P., Philadelphia, for Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

James Adam Funt , Greenblatt Funt & Flores, L.L.C., Patricia V. Pierce , Amy Louise Rosenberger , Willig, Williams & Davidson, for Mark L. Helpin.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

This case originated as an employment dispute sounding in, inter alia, breach of contract. The issue before this Court is whether a damages award for lost future income derived from business profits should be discounted to present value.

The relevant facts are as follows. Mark L. Helpin, D.M.D., ("Dr. Helpin") accepted a position in 1989 at the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, with...

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