Asked and Answered: The Use of Surveys in Litigation
Seattle, Washington and Palo Alto, California
20 March 2007
Hosted By: NERA Economic Consulting
NERA presented another in an occasional series of dinner seminars on timely topics in economics and law. On Tuesday, 20 March 2007 in Seattle, Washington, Mr. Ramsey M. Al-Salam of Perkins Coie joined NERA Senior Vice President Dr. Kent Van Liere and Vice President Professor Kenneth Train for a panel discussion titled "Asked and Answered: The Use of Surveys in Litigation." On Thursday, 22 March in Palo Alto, California, Professor Train and Dr. Van Liere discussed the same topic with Mr. Douglas L. Hendricks of Morrison & Foerster. The Palo Alto discussion was moderated by NERA Senior Vice President Dr. Alan Cox.
Surveys are an increasingly important tool for establishing liability and calculating damages in a wide range of cases, including product liability, intellectual property, breach of contract, and antitrust. In this seminar, speakers addressed the following topics:
- Ensuring the effectiveness and admissibility of surveys and sampling in litigation;
- Defending against opposing party surveys;
- Recent case studies;
- Emerging issues; and
- Legal perspective.
Washington MCLE credit was provided for the Seattle event, and California MCLE credit was provided for the Palo Alto event.
For more information, contact Kristina Sepetys (kristina.sepetys@nera.com, +1 415 291 1042).
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