Dr. Gilbert is an expert witness on economic damages and litigation support services in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, wrongful termination, lost profits, business interruption, competition, antitrust, contract disputes and divorce cases.

Dr. Gilbert is currently director of undergraduate studies and associate professor of economics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and teaches courses in economic and business statistics, econometrics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, financial economics, and monetary economics. He is a research economist and statistician whose research has been published in excellent academic journals, including the Journal of the American Statistical Association, the Journal of Multivariate Analysis, the Journal of Futures Markets, and Economics Letters. He has authored two books: Business Liability and Economic Damages, and Multi-Market Antitrust Economics.

Dr. Gilbert received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California San Diego, and his Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California Berkeley.

Deposition testimony in a wrongful death case, opining on The Boeing Company’s ability to afford some safety measures or protocols: Martha Weiland, for the Estate of Ronald Weiland, v. The Boeing Company, Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois, Case Number 18 L 8347.

Trial testimony in a wrongful death case: Laura Furleigh, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Patrick J. Furleigh v. Mercy Health Services & Dr. Smitha Kanak, Iowa, Cerro Gordo County, Case Number LACV072767.

Several arbitration hearing testimonies in contract/fraud cases with fact pattern: [Anonymous Former Student]  v. {Anonymous University], Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Chicago.

Deposition testimony in a sexual harassment & wrongful termination case: Heather Petershagen v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Eric Cawdron, United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, Central Division, Case Number 2:19-cv-04116-BCW.

Trial testimony in a wrongful arrest/persecution case: Micah B. Riggs v. Robert Gibbs et al., U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Case Number 4:14-cv-00676-FJG.

Scott has contributed two books to the economics field including:

Business Liability and Economic Damages

Multi-Market Antitrust Economics