Damages

While the direct-selling world was awaiting U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn's decision in Federal Trade Commission v. Neora LLC, in which the FTC alleged that Neora operated an illegal pyramid scheme, the FTC v. Noland case largely flew under the radar.

In this Bloomberg Law article, Edgeworth Partner Dr. George Korenko and Mary Gately, Partner at DLA Piper, discuss from a legal and economic perspective the issue of breach of contract damages arising during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Law360 article, Edgeworth Partners Dr. George Korenko and Matthew Milner provide a primer on the economics of class certification and discuss the application of economics to price gouging class actions.

In this article Dr. David Colino discusses a framework for economic analysis in COVID-19 business interruption insurance lawsuits that can help courts both estimate the relevant damages at issue and consider the appropriateness of plaintiffs’ claims for collection action.

In this article, published in Law360, Edgeworth Partner Dr. George Korenko and Principal Consultant Dr. Tram Nguyen discuss three key issues cited in the Court of Appeals opinion and their implications for the economic analysis of predominance in the Lamictal case and in other pay-for-delay litigations.

Edgeworth experts examine decisions made by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and review the court’s directives and standards as they apply to calculating royalty damages.

Biotechnology companies Natera and CareDx have been engaged in a prolonged legal battle regarding the validity of patents covering methods of cell-free DNA analysis for noninvasive monitoring of organ transplant rejection. The case has been lauded by the legal community as the “last chance for diagnostic patents” to be reviewed by the Supreme Court.[1]

Edgeworth's Dr. Branko Jovanovic will speak on a panel about the economics of privacy at the 51st Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy. 

Edgeworth partner Dr. Branko Jovanovic will speak on the panel "Economic Analysis of Lawful Compensation Models" at the DSA's annual Legal & Regulatory Seminar. 

Edgeworth Managing Principal Sophie Meadows will participate in this live webcast, hosted by The Knowledge Group, in which she will join fellow panelists to provide an in-depth analysis of the recent trends and developments on antitrust class certification and the associated economic issues. The panel will also offer best practices to help practitioners amid the changing legal landscape.

The unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to class action litigation across the country, including around issues of price gouging, business interruption, and payment refunds. In this webinar, join a panel of attorneys and economic experts for a discussion of the economic and legal principles involved in COVID-related class actions.  

Michael Kheyfets will participate in a live webcast where he will provide an in-depth analysis on the economic issues relating to modeling damages in indirect purchaser class actions.

Edgeworth will co-host the Antitrust Economics Workshop held in advance of the 46th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, hosted by Fordham's Competition Law Institute.

Edgeworth Economics is pleased to welcome Dr. Branko Jovanovic as a Partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. Dr. Jovanovic brings over two decades of experience in consumer class action litigation and a wide array of regulatory matters.

Edgeworth Economics has again been named as a top competition economic consultancy by GCR in its 2021 publication of the Economics 21. 

A total of seven Edgeworth experts have been featured in Who's Who Legal as leading competition economists. 

Edgeworth Economics has been recognized for another consecutive year by Global Competition Review in its annual publication of the Economics 20.

Dr. John Johnson, Dr. Gregory Leonard, and Dr. Fei Deng have been named to the Who's Who Legal 2018 listings of the most highly regarded competition economics practitioners. Dr. Johnson and Dr. Leonard were again named top economists, while Dr. Deng was again identified as a future leader in the space.

Edgeworth Economics, today announced that Michael Kheyfets has been promoted to Partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.

Washington, DC – Edgeworth Economics LLC is pleased to announce that Dr. George Korenko, an expert economist, has joined the firm. 

Edgeworth Economics prepared an assessment of the costs and benefits of a new regulation for an agency.

Washington, D.C. - At the request of the NFL Players Association, Edgeworth Economics undertook a study of the economic impact of a potential lockout in 2011. Edgeworth’s analysis is based on publicly available data from NFL teams, stadium managers/owners, and other public agencies.

Dr. Jesse David conducted a seminar at Arnold & Porter in Los Angeles. Dr. David’s talk covered an increasingly common form of litigation – antitrust counterclaims against a patent holder suing for infringement.

Washington, D.C. - In Law360, Edgeworth Senior Vice President Matthew Milner opined on the reliability of structured data in litigation, writing “Structured data is frequently the foundation of expert analysis in litigation for a variety of damages and liability issues. Often, statistical analyses prepared by experts are based on structured data from the parties to the litigation.