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applEcon welcomes new affiliate expert David Neumark
applEcon is pleased to announce that Professor David Neumark has joined as an affiliated expert. Professor Neumark serves as a Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Center for Population, Inequality, and Policy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a leading researcher on labor market discrimination and has helped develop methods to […]
applEcon welcomes new affiliate expert Michael F. Pesko
applEcon is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael F. Pesko has joined as an affiliated expert. Dr. Pesko is the J. Rhoads Foster Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, where he also serves as the director of the multidisciplinary Social Impact Lab. His research examines the effect of public policies on health behaviors, […]
applEcon welcomes new affiliate expert Darrell L. Williams
applEcon is pleased to announce that Dr. Darrell L. Williams has joined as an affiliated expert. Dr. Williams is an antitrust economist with over 20 years of experience advising clients and agencies on competition matters across industries including technology, healthcare, petroleum, and sports. He has served as an expert in major cases involving price-fixing, exclusive […]
applEcon welcomes new expert Nels Pearsall
applEcon is pleased to announce that Nels Pearsall has joined the firm as an expert. With more than 35 years of experience as an economic consultant and testifying expert, Mr. Pearsall offers clients proven capabilities in liability analysis, damages quantification, and asset valuation across diverse industries and legal contexts. Mr. Pearsall brings significant expertise across […]
applEcon welcomes new affiliate expert Evan Starr
applEcon is pleased to announce the affiliation of expert Evan Starr. Dr. Evan Starr is an Associate Professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. His research examines issues related to employment contracts, employee mobility, entrepreneurship, innovation, and human capital. He is particularly interested in how the fine print […]
Court cites aE testimony, certifies class of indirect purchasers affected by alleged HDD component price fixing
On January 10, 2025, a California federal judge certified an End-User class of indirect purchasers of suspension assemblies (SAs)—a critical component in hard disk drives (HDDs)—where the HDDs were sold either as standalone products or incorporated into computers and other electronic devices. applEcon’s Dr. Janet S. Netz provided expert economic testimony as to the class-wide […]
applEcon Partner Janet S. Netz chaired the panel on Models of Damages Assessment at the Perfect Law 2024 Global Class Actions and Mass Torts Conference
Dr. Janet Netz was the chair of the panel on Models of Damages Assessment at the Perfect Law 2024 Global Class Actions and Mass Torts Conference in London, England, this past May 23-24. Dr. Netz and participants Derek Ho, Tjeerd Krol, Dr. Dante Quaglione, and Thierry Wetzel discussed the role of damages assessment in class […]
Varsity agrees to pay $82.5 million and abandon many of their anticompetitive business practices related to Competitive Cheer, Cheer Apparel, and Cheer Camps
Dr. Janet S. Netz and applEcon assisted counsel representing indirect purchasers in securing a $82.5 million settlement in conjunction with an agreement with Varsity and its co-Defendants to abandon many of their anticompetitive business practices to prevent future harms. The non-monetary settlement provisions include (1) the participation in end-of-season championship competitions will no longer require […]
applEcon welcomes new affiliate expert Pierre Thomas Léger
applEcon is pleased to announce the affiliation of expert Pierre Thomas Léger. Professor Léger is an economist with over 20 years of experience in applied research focusing on healthcare economics, industrial organization, labor economics, and applied econometrics. Professor Léger’s research focuses on healthcare markets with special emphasis on the impact of financial incentives on provider […]