Josh Palmer, PhD
Expert
Ph.D. in Economics, University of California at Berkeley
B.A. in Economics and Psychology, University of Michigan
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Josh received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 2011, where he was also a graduate student instructor in the Economics and Statistics Departments. His fields of specialization are Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconomics. Josh began working at applEcon in 2002 as a staff analyst. In 2009 he completed an internship at the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Economics in Washington, D.C., conducting empirical research on the competitive effects of reverse-payment settlements in the pharmaceutical industry for which his team was awarded the Janet D. Steiger Award. Josh earned a B.A. in Economics and Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2000.
Consulting 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…
Compuware Corporation v. International Business Machines Corporation
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,…
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…
Dial Corp. et al. v. News Corp. et al. (1)
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…
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…
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…
Red Lion Medical Safety, Inc. et al. v. General Electric Company
Antitrust, Liability, Damages Analysis
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Seventeen companies sued General Electric (“GE”), alleging that GE engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the sale of refurbished anesthesia machines and the servicing of all GE anesthesia machines. Following a seven-day trial, a unanimous jury awarded plaintiffs damages of $43,083,344, finding that GE violated Sections 1…