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Class Action Cases Against Microsoft
Antitrust, Liability, Causation, Damages, Class Certification for Plaintiffs
U.S. vs. Microsoft concluded that Microsoft had exercised power over PC operating system prices, but awarded no damages to consumers. Consumers in seven states received over $1.6 billion in settlements from Microsoft from antitrust suits that relied on applEcon for its liability and damages expertise. applEcon’s first and largest state case on behalf of consumers…
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News + Updates
2 April 2024
applEcon welcomes new affiliate expert David Keiser
applEcon is pleased to announce the affiliation of expert Dr. David Keiser. Dr. Keiser is an environmental economist with a focus on the economics of water resources. His work covers a wide-range of topics, including non-market valuation, damage estimation, and policy evaluation. Dr. Keiser has engaged as an expert witness and consultant on a number…
20 March 2024
applEcon welcomes new affiliate expert Brian C. Becker
Dr. Brian C. Becker has served as an economic expert witness and consultant for more than thirty years on behalf of corporations, law firms, governments, and organizations. With a focus on quantitative valuations, Dr. Becker has provided written and oral testimony in disputes over transfer pricing, intellectual property, financial transactions, international trade, business valuations, and…
The Team
Josh Palmer, PhD
Expert
Ph.D. in Economics, University of California at Berkeley
B.A. in Economics and Psychology, University of Michigan
Josh began working at applEcon in 2002 as a staff analyst. His fields of specialization are Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconomics.
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