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Winter 2013: When "All Natural" May Not Be

In this edition of Forum, Managing Principal Laura Stamm and academic affiliate and New York University marketing professor Joel Steckel share some approaches for evaluating potential damages in false advertising lawsuits involving claims of “all natural” products.


Also: patent valuation and bundled goods, economic analyses used when price-fixing is alleged, the invocation of the False Claims Act in mortgage-lending suits, and general litigation news.

When Price-Fixing Is Alleged


When Price-Fixing Is Alleged

In this article, Vice President Michael Beauregard lays out the data sources and statistical screens that economic experts can use in the very early stages of a government investigation into possible collusion. The introduction of expert analyses can help companies clarify the likely scope, reach, and conclusions of such a probe.
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Previous Issues 

2012 

Where Policy, Economics Intersect
Where Policy, Economics Intersect • Analyzing Causation, Damages in Data Breaches • Assessing Financial Issues in Tribal Trust Fund Litigation 


2011 

A Look at Patent Litigation and Valuation Post Reform
Patent Litigation and Valuation Post Reform • Common Threads in Mortgage-Backed Securities Cases • The “Missing Data” Challenge: Using Clinical Trials Results 


Perspectives on Financial Reform
Changes for Credit Rating Agencies • Liquidation or Bailout?
• Measuring Risk at Systemically Important Firms • Customer Behavior and Class Actions • The Next Steps in American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League et al. • Modernization Opportunities in New EPA Regulations 


2010 

New Ideas in Economic Research and Analysis
Analyzing Auto Safety Data • Perspectives on Investment Management Disputes • New Thinking on Antitrust Analysis
• Bear Stearns Securities Fraud Trial


2009 

Expert Insights on ERISA and Antitrust
Economic Analysis in ERISA Litigation • Presenting Demand Models in Antitrust Litigation • Summary Judgment in Oracle
10b-5 Securities Case • $400 Million Settlement for Abbott Labs


Expert Perspectives on Regulation and Reform
An Inside Look at the Credit Rating System • Reducing Corporate Exposure under the Lilly Ledbetter Act • Risk, Regulation, and Reform at the SEC • Proving Patent Damages


2008 

Perspectives on the Financial Crisis
Valuation Is Key in Bankruptcy Litigation • The Role of the Economic Expert in Class Certification • Economic Solutions to Water Conflicts • Perspectives on the Financial Crisis


Simplifying the Complexity of New Challenges
Economic Analysis, Fair Value Accounting and the Subprime Crisis • Calpine Bankruptcy Case • IAC/InteractiveCorp Litigation Win • Sallie Mae Suit Win

2007 

The Cases Behind the Headlines
Market Meltdown in Subprime Mortgages • BASF Breach of Contract Award • Intellectual Property Litigation Wins • New Managing Principal • New Academic Affiliates


A Range of Notable Cases
Patent Litigation and Permanent Injunctions • Alliance Bernstein Summary Judgment • Microsoft Iowa Settlement • Sears Bond Win • New Academic Affiliates


2006 

Important Cases and Emerging Issues
Billion-Dollar Mutual Fund Fee Suit • Off-Label Marketing • FCC Auctions • Stock Option Backdating Investigation


Expanding Our Chicago Presence
TiVo $74 Million Damages Award • New Mutual Fund Pricing Study • Settlement in Long-Running Patent Case • Historic Merger of NYSE


2005 

Milestones and New Directions
Trial Victory in Generic Drug Litigation • Economic Challenges in Class Certification • New Academic Affiliates • Practice Focus: Transfer Pricing & Tax


Two Major Trial Verdicts
Alliance Capital Victory • Mutual Fund Market Timing • Victory for E&Y in Securities Fraud Trial • Assessing Damages in Mass Tort Pharmaceutical Cases


2004 

Pride in Our People
Market Effects of U.S. Telecommunications Policy • Successful Class Action Defense • Price Measurement and Damages Calculations in Dynamic Industries • Procter & Gamble False Advertising Case