Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, PhD

Expert

Ph.D. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.P.P. in Public Policy, University of Michigan
A.B. in Environmental Policy, Dartmouth College, summa cum laude

Jeffrey MacKie-Mason joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, in 2015, where he is Professor of Economics, and Professor of Information. He serves as the University Librarian and Chief Digital Scholarship Officer.

Professor MacKie-Mason is dean emeritus of the School of Information at the University of Michigan, where he served on the faculty for 29 years. He is also the Arthur W. Burks Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Information and Computer Science, Professor Emeritus of Economics, and Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, all at the University of Michigan.

Professor MacKie-Mason was the founding Director of the University of Michigan STIET Program, which united more than 30 faculty and more than 30 doctoral students in research combining economics and computer science to advance social computing, e-commerce, and the beneficial uses of the Internet. He has more than 80 peer-reviewed publications in industrial organization, digital information and Internet economics, computer science, and other areas, including corporate finance and taxation.

Professor MacKie-Mason has been consulting and testifying on liability, damages, and policy issues for antitrust and regulatory matters since the early 1980’s. He specializes in high-tech industries, with extensive experience in the Internet, e-commerce, computer software, hardware and services, telecommunications, high-volume copiers, and media. Professor MacKie-Mason has testified by expert report, deposition, and/or at trial in over four dozen mostly federal case, including at trial for the plaintiffs in ITS v. Kodak; for the defendant in Tricom v. EDS; for the plaintiffs in Valassis v. News America Corp.; for the defendant in The Service Source v. Office Depot; and for the plaintiffs in the California class action against Microsoft Corp., which ended in a $1.1 billion settlement for California consumers. He has also submitted reports and testimony in numerous regulatory proceedings, and provided antitrust economics advice to many other clients. He was on two advisory boards to the National Science Foundation, several journal editorial boards, and has testified before and advised the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Testifying Experience

Ray Fladeboe Lincoln Mercury, Inc. v. Ford Dealer Computer Services, Inc.

Antitrust Liability for Defendant

Fladeboe alleged that Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (DCSI) exercised monopoly power to engage in illegal tying. According to Fladeboe, starting in 1995 DCSI obligated Ford dealerships to enter contracts to purchase a Computerized Publication Display (CPD) system from DCSI in order to have the ability to purchase Ford parts and accessories. The CPD system was…

Antitrust Liability for Plaintiff

applEcon presented trial and deposition testimony that made a comprehensive, clear, and convincing case for liability for anticompetitive conduct, tortious interference, and unfair business practices, helping Valassis to a $300 million jury-decided victory at the first of three scheduled trials and to a final settlement of $500 million prior to trial on applEcon’s home ground,…

Contract Termination Damages for Defense

In 2004, The Service Source, Inc. (TSS), filed in a lawsuit federal court for wrongful contract termination damages against Office Depot. TSS claimed that it had a valid contract to refer new customers to Office Depot’s business contract program, which provides discounts, free shipping, and other services to medium and large businesses. TSS would generate…

Ex Parte filing on behalf of AOL

In 1999, the FCC and other regulatory bodies were considering whether Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should have the right to access the broadband facilities of cable operators. ISPs such as AOL (before it merged with Time Warner) advocated an “open access” policy that would allow any ISP to offer Internet service on the broadband facilities…

Antitrust Liability for Plaintiffs

Plaintiffs included 17 small independent service organizations who alleged Kodak had illegally monopolized the aftermarket for maintenance services on Kodak high volume copiers and micrographics (microfilm) equipment. Plaintiffs alleged Kodak used its control of repair parts to harm competition in the aftermarket for maintenance services. The plaintiffs were all competitors to Kodak in the provision…

Antitrust Liability for Plaintiff

Compuware alleged that IBM illegally used its monopoly power over mainframe hardware and certain types of mainframe software to harm competition in other mainframe software markets. Compuware had long sold software “tools” for developing, testing and managing mainframe applications or environments. In about 2000, IBM entered these markets with its own products. According to Compuware,…

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. …

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…

Antitrust, Monopolization, Damages Analysis, Class Certification

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Testimony by Professor Jeffrey MacKie-Mason of applEcon assisted packaged goods manufacturers to obtain class certification in a lawsuit alleging monopolization of the market for third party in-store promotions by News America Marketing (“News”). News buys exclusive access to at-shelf space from retailers, and sells at-shelf…

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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