A CRA expert was retained by a leading manufacturer of probiotics to value patents and trade secrets that were to be assigned as part of a negotiated settlement in a class action litigation. CRA’s team of consultants conducted extensive interviews with research, manufacturing engineering, marketing and business, legal, regulatory, and finance representatives to obtain relevant information necessary to apply the market and income approaches for the patented technology. Financial models, an appraisal report, and a sworn declaration were provided to support the litigation settlement.
An economic approach could curb broad antitrust classes
On July 16, a federal court certified the “Cattle Plaintiffs Producer Class” in In Re Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation, a case alleging that Cargill, JBS,...