Our experts and staff often publish in scholarly journals and provide continuing education to attorneys on economic and financial issues arising in litigation. Review our News entries for awards, events and commentary as well as information about recent verdicts and rulings.
OnPoint expert Dr. Gareth Macartney recently provided deposition testimony in an antitrust lawsuit against a number of big-name electronics companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing, and selling optical disk drives (In re: Optical Disk Drive Products Antitrust Litigation).
OnPoint expert Christine Davis testified on behalf of claimants in a dispute over an LLC formed by investors to purchase real property and develop a commercial building in Los Altos, California.
For the second year in a row, OnPoint Analytics has been named one of the “Best Intellectual Property Litigation Consulting Services” firms by The Recorder in their “Best of 2016” issue.
Eastern Pennsylvania District Court Judge Gene Pratter recently denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a case alleging that the nation’s major egg producers conspired to artificially increase the price of shell eggs.
Last week, OnPoint expert Dr. Gordon Rausser testified at a Class Certification hearing in a multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit against some of country’s largest railroad companies (In re: Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation).
OnPoint is pleased to introduce the latest addition to our staff: Leonore Ralston. Her extensive experience performing evaluations of financial evidence includes breach of contract claims, alleged wage-and-hour violations, lost profits and lost earnings claims, fraud investigation and prevention, and securities litigation.
Christine Davis, CPA, CFF, CVA, CGMA, has joined OnPoint Analytics to head up its growing accounting-based litigation practice. As a seasoned expert witness, we spoke to Chris about her view of the profession and her plans at OnPoint.
Last week, OnPoint expert Dr. Stephen Hamilton presented the results of his recent research and answered stakeholder questions as part of a public workshop hosted by the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) at their headquarters in downtown Sacramento. The workshop marked the initial public release of three studies funded by CARB to investigate potential improvements to the current metrics used for determining the risk of emissions leakage in various industrial sectors.
In an Amended Final Judgment issued on April 25, 2016, Judge William H. Orrick upheld the jury’s award of $10,240,000 to the plaintiff in Fujifilm Corp. v. Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. et al, a patent infringement suit. The jury’s verdict on damages aligned with the estimates provided by OnPoint expert Dr. Gareth Macartney—who testified on behalf of Fujifilm during last year’s trial—rather than those provided by Motorola’s damages expert. The Court also awarded Fujifilm pre-judgment interest at the prime rate, compounded quarterly, as calculated by Dr. Macartney.
OnPoint experts Gordon Rausser and Gareth Macartney co-authored an article featured in the Spring 2016 issue of Antitrust Magazine—an issue entirely devoted to class actions on the 50th anniversary of the 1966 amendments to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class action cases in federal courts. The article explores how certification standards have become increasingly rigorous in class action litigation, particularly with recent landmark rulings in In re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litigation (2008), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (2011), and Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (2013).