Unfair Business Practices (mail order content
distribution): On behalf
of a mail order retailer of music, television and theatrical CDs and DVDs,
performed analyses related to alleged violations of California state laws which
regulate offers advertised as “free” when a purchase is required.
Unfair Business Practices (financial institutions):
On behalf of a major international bank, performed detailed analyses of
individual automobile loan files to determine if the bank had repossessed
vehicles without providing the borrowers appropriate “Notice of Intent.”
Stock Option Values (high technology): On behalf of a semiconductor chip company, performed analysis related to alleged lost stock option value as a result of a company spin-off. Plaintiffs asserted that the methodology used by defendants resulted in a "make-whole" conversion factor that failed to preserve the "in-the-money" value of employee stock options.
Collusion (tour operators): On behalf
of a large sightseeing tour operator in Northern California, performed analysis
to rebut allegations of collusion and price-fixing among the three largest
Northern California sightseeing tour operators.
Unfair Business Practices (student loans): Performed accounting and financial analyses on behalf a large student loan servicing organization related to allegations that the class was misled regarding how interest was calculated on student loans.
Unfair Business Practices (financial institutions):
On behalf of a major international bank, performed analysis of returns on
investments of mutual fund indices to respond to allegations that the bank had
converted customer investments in trust accounts to funds proprietary to the bank
for the benefit of the bank.
Unfair
Business Practices (insurance company): Assisted a major national insurance company
during the class certification stage. Analyzed billing and payment
history of customers alleged to have been misled by the company through the use
of improper invoice due dates. Evaluated the payment characteristics of
customers before, during and after the alleged deceptive period to determine
the payment behavior of potential class members.
Lost
Profits (oil refinery company): Evaluated
lost profits for fishing-related entities affected by one of the nation’s
largest oil spills. Studied programs created by the oil company to
compensate for losses incurred, analyzed claims for losses submitted to the oil
company and determined amounts paid by the oil company. Our work also
included the analysis of mitigation income earned by the affected entities to
help with the oil spill cleanup effort.
Independent Contractor (parcel delivery company): Analyzed alleged damages related to delivery drivers classified as independent contractors who claimed they should have been compensated as employees. Compared differences in income and business value earned as independent contractors to the alleged would have been earnings and benefits as employees.
Company Uniform Policy (clothing retailer): Assisted a major apparel manufacturer and retailer evaluate potential damages related to allegations that the Company’s uniform policy violated state employment laws. The proposed class alleged that the Company’s policy of requiring store employees to wear the Company’s current-season fashions caused economic harm to the employees. Analyzed records for purchases made by over 3,000 employees in the Company’s 30 stores over a five-year period to identify excessive purchases, non-uniform purchases and other transactions unrelated to the plaintiffs’ allegations.