Short Sales, Damages and Class Certification in 10b-5 Actions
In a short sale, an investor sells a share of stock he does not own and profits when the price of the stock declines. A peculiar feature of short sales is the...
CRA provides economic advice and testimony in large, high-stakes antitrust class action cases, as well as class certification services in a broad range of areas ranging from competition and finance to labor and employment. Our experience includes analysis of class certification issues, liability, aggregate and individual class damages, injunctive relief, and settlement distribution issues.
We also use our background in economic theory, econometrics, and game-theory modeling to analyze other economic issues, such as market definition, market power, and anticompetitive effects. Because class certification disputes often require extensive data analysis and econometric/statistical modeling, we frequently build and analyze large, complex datasets.
Engagements
- 01TCPA class certificationCRA’s expert was retained to assess whether members of a purported class could be reliably identified from only a list of wireless phone numbers dialed on...View engagement
- 02Putative class action litigation regarding allegedly misleading product demonstrationsCRA Vice President Dr. Debra Aron advised counsel to a consumer-products company and testified at deposition on economic issues related to class certification...View engagement
- 03McKesson and Change Healthcare joint ventureCRA advised counsel to McKesson Corporation and Change Healthcare on the formation of a new health care information technology company. CRA’s team, including...View engagement