Janet S. Netz, PhD
Expert
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan
M.A. in Economics, University of Michigan
B.A. in Economics, University of California at Berkeley, cum laude
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Dr. Netz was an Associate Professor of Economics with tenure at Purdue University when she resigned to join applEcon in 2001. She has taught courses in Industrial Organization, Antitrust and Regulation, Microeconomic Theory, and International Economics at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. Dr. Netz also taught as a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. Dr. Netz has published applied microeconomics papers in peer-reviewed journals on the competitive effects of aftermarkets and standards-setting, spatial competition, and the real effects of futures markets. Dr. Netz has consulted in antitrust litigation on liability, causation, and damages issues and has offered testimony related to class certification. Her work has involved monopolization claims, price-fixing claims, and the calculation of damages associated with those claims. She has extensive experience in calculating pass-through rates in order to calculate damages on behalf of indirect purchasers. She has consulted on matters involving computer software for personal and industrial use as well as a variety of computer components and displays. She has testified in casing involving manipulation of financial market instruments. She has been the expert witness in cases involving automobile parts, fire alarm systems, PCP and EPDM chemicals, alder lumber, NCAA football and basketball, and clean-air gasoline. Dr. Netz has also participated in numerous panels on antitrust economics and the law hosted by the ABA, state bar associations, and the American Antitrust Institute, as well as guest lecturing in law school classes. She won the inaugural Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Economics, awarded by the American Antitrust Institute, for her work In re TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation in 2013.
Testifying Experience
Morelock Enterprises, Inc. v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
Antitrust Damages for Plaintiff
applEcon developed and implemented two methods to calculate the overcharge to purchasers of finished alder lumber, leading the judge to certify a class of direct purchasers and the jury to award the class $28 million. Weyerhaeuser operates mills in the Pacific Northwest that buy hardwood sawlogs and sell finished lumber, primarily red alder, a species…
NCAA
Antitrust
United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) and its Division I member schools restrict the amount of athletic-based financial aid that student-athletes may receive below the actual cost of attending college. Suit was brought on behalf of a class of student-athletes alleging that this restriction…
Unocal Damages
Damages Analysis, Antitrust
United States District Court in the Central District of California Unocal influenced California regulators to adopt regulations that, unbeknownst to regulators, conferred monopoly power upon Unocal. applEcon quantified the resulting overcharges paid by California consumers, which helped class members to win a settlement of $48 million. Unocal filed patent applications for certain gasoline formulations, and…
Unocal Liability
Liability, Antitrust
United States District Court for the Central District of California Unocal influenced California regulators to adopt regulations that, unbeknownst to regulators, conferred monopoly power upon Unocal. applEcon helped California gasoline consumers to win a settlement of $48 million. Unocal filed patent applications for certain gasoline formulations, and subsequently proposed that formulations covered by its patent…
Datel Holdings Ltd. et al. v. Microsoft Corporation
Antitrust, Liability
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Gamers will retain access to aftermarket peripheral devices for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console as a result of a settlement between Microsoft and Datel. Owners of Datel memory units were surprised to find, that a required software patch for Xbox 360 rendered their Datel gaming…
In re: TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation
Antitrust, Damages Analysis, Class Certification
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California applEcon helped a class of U.S. consumers to obtain settlements totaling $1.082 billion from a cartel of manufacturers of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. LCD panels are flat video displays used in computer monitors, laptop computers, and televisions. The nine manufacturers that comprised the cartel supplied…
CRT Class Certification
Antitrust, Damages Analysis, Class Certification
U.S. Northern District of California Testimony from Dr. Janet Netz of applEcon assisted purchasers of cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions and computer monitors in obtaining a recommendation for class certification from the Interim Special Master who wrote: “Having undertaken a rigorous analysis of plaintiffs’ evidence (particularly, the reports of Dr. Netz), the Interim Special Master…
In re: Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation
Antitrust, Damages Analysis, Class Certification
U.S. Northern District of California Testimony from Dr. Janet Netz of applEcon assisted purchasers of cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions and computer monitors to obtain cash settlements totaling $563 million from seven CRT manufacturers. applEcon supported class counsel throughout the legal process, submitting nine expert reports related to class certification, antitrust liability, damages, and other…
Pro‑Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation
Antitrust, Liability, Causation, Damages, Class Certification for Plaintiffs
Supreme Court of Canada Microsoft settled with indirect purchasers of Microsoft software in Canada for CAD $517 million in Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. and Neil Godfrey v. Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft Canada Co. Class Members who are non-volume licensees will receive cash payments and volume licensees will receive volume licensee vouchers. Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft was filed in…
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…
Consulting Experience
Opposition to MDL Settlement of All U.S. Microsoft Antitrust Claims
Antitrust, Liability, Causation, Damages, Class Certification for Plaintiffs
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland applEcon was finishing a damages study for class action plaintiffs in an antitrust suit against Microsoft in California state court when an attempt was made to highjack the case. Microsoft and multi-district litigation (MDL) plaintiffs’ attorneys proposed a settlement of all U.S. antitrust claims in federal court. …