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Unquantified toxic tort liability can create financial uncertainty that can damage a firm's stock price, its future earnings, and possibly its prospects for survival. Experts in NERA's Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice have been analyzing issues related to toxic torts for 20 years. We bring together the required disciplines--including economics, statistics, accounting, epidemiological modeling, computer programming, and insurance modeling--to address complex valuation problems that arise in mass torts and product liability matters. Our work encompasses a broad array of industry sectors and product lines, including:
NERA experts have developed claims forecasting models, which often rely on epidemiological studies or product failure rates, as well as behavioral economics. We have experience projecting newly emerging torts (with limited data and uncertain filing patterns) and more mature torts (in which filing and settlement trends may be more stable). With respect to an established tort such as asbestos, our experience with estimation across many different industries and geographic areas allows us to monitor current trends in filing and settlement patterns and adjust our forecast assumptions accordingly.
We also have an expertise in capturing, coding, and organizing claim files, as well as developing protocols to avoid data errors or bias. Using rigorous statistical techniques, we are able to determine whether the coded sample is representative of the population and, if so, can make observations about the characteristics of the population, e.g., types of product failures or claimed exposure.
Our experts have testified in bankruptcy hearings and insurance disputes. We have presented our analysis to Boards of Directors, risk managers, insurance counsel, and companies contemplating an acquisition. We have supported our analysis before companies’ auditors and have helped companies respond to questions from the SEC.
Name | Title | Location | Phone | |
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Lucy P. Allen | Senior Managing Director | New York City | +1 212 345 5913 | lucy.allen@nera.com |
Dr. Denise Neumann Martin | Senior Managing Director | Miami | +1 305 808 7880 | denise.martin@nera.com |
Dr. Faten Sabry |
Senior Managing Director
Chair of NERA's Global Securities and Finance Practice Bankruptcy Practice Chair |
New York City
London |
+1 212 345 3285
+44 20 7659 8618 |
faten.sabry@nera.com |
Dr. Stephanie Plancich | Managing Director | New York City | +1 212 345 7719 | stephanie.plancich@nera.com |
Mary Elizabeth C. Stern | Managing Director | White Plains, NY | +1 914 448 4054 | mary.elizabeth.stern@nera.com |
Timothy McKenna | Director |
Los Angeles
New York City |
+1 213 346 3041
+1 212 345 3000 |
timothy.mckenna@nera.com |
Janeen McIntosh | Senior Consultant | New York City | +1 212 345 1375 | janeen.mcintosh@nera.com |
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Asbestos Litigation Risks: How Recent Changes in Asbestos Landscape May Affect Your R... | 14 March 2019 | |||
2017 Women in Litigation Joint Conference | 15 November 2017 | |||
The New York Asbestos Litigation Conference | 06 December 2016 | |||
Assessing the economic costs of the health impacts of environmental and occupational ... | 18 May 2016 | |||
Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview & Outlook | 08 September 2014 | |||
Silica Exposure: Legal and Regulatory Update | 18 November 2013 | |||
Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview & Outlook | 10 September 2012 | |||
Product Liability and Environmental Law Seminar | 21 October 2011 | |||
Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview and Outlook | 19 September 2011 | |||
EECMA Spring 2011 Meeting and Conference | 11 May 2011 | |||
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NERA Economic Consulting Announces Senior-Level Promotions | 28 July 2022 | Press Release | ||
NERA Experts Promoted to Managing Director and Director | 15 February 2022 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Announces Senior-Level Promotions | 23 February 2021 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Opens Office in Miami, Florida | 14 November 2017 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Consulting Experts Guide | 06 October 2016 | Press Release | ||
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