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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division has an ongoing criminal investigation into price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracies involving the sale of automotive parts to automobile manufacturers. As of September 2017, the DOJ has obtained many guilty pleas from companies and individuals, and has issued fines totalling over $2.9 billion. Since 2012, Econ One has been working with an in…
Medical school faculty employed by Duke University and the University of North Carolina alleged that the two universities had a “No-Hire” agreement between them in violation of federal antitrust laws, and that it suppressed their wages. In support of Dr. Edward Leamer, who submitted expert reports and provided deposition testimony, Econ One analyzed the universities’ employee data to identif…
Econ One was retained by a healthcare consultant to assist with dozens of proactive Medicare audits. For each audit, this entailed two steps. First, Dr. Brian Kriegler selected a random sample of patient files for an outside medical expert to review. Second, Dr. Kriegler calculated estimated totals, averages, and confidence intervals based on the medical expert’s findings.
The manufacturers of cylindrical lithium ion batteries (LIB) allegedly conspired to fix prices. The plaintiff class in this case includes those who purchased LIB batteries and any of the products that contain them (mainly notebook computers). The plaintiffs retained Econ One to assist two experts, including Prof. Ed Leamer, to determine if there was common impact of the fixed prices across the cla…
The putative class is a group of former and current minor league baseball players alleging they were (i) not paid for all hours worked and (ii) underpaid for overtime. Dr. Brian Kriegler used publicly available data, player transactions, and survey data to devise a classwide damages model. The trial court granted class certification with respect to the California League and FLSA opt-ins. Currently…
Virtually every electronic device manufactured today contains components known as capacitors, which temporarily store an electrical charge; trillions of capacitors are manufactured each year. Plaintiffs allege that manufacturers of aluminum, tantalum, and film capacitors agreed to raise, fix, and stabilize capacitor prices. Price-fixing in this multibillion-dollar market allegedly began as far bac…
Purchasers of Bosh front-loading washing machines alleged they were defective, leading to mold growth and foul odors. Dr. Phillip Johnson analyzed Bosh service data and provided a report showing that the service call and warranty claims data systematically understated the incidence of mold in Bosch washers.
