CRA Senior Consultant Professor Franklin M. Fisher testified on behalf of Web services company AOL in a private action against Accenture LLP in Virginia state court. AOL had alleged, inter alia, that Accenture had breached its contractual commitments to AOL in connection with the implementation of a software system. Based on Professor Fisher’s testimony, the jury awarded AOL a substantialamount. A CRA team worked with Professor Fisher to develop the damages estimates that formed the basis of the opinion.
Anticompetitive conduct and patents listed in the Orange Book
Branded pharmaceutical manufacturers are required by law to list all patents in the Orange Book that cover an approved drug product. However,...