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Product Liability

Our expertise in product liability and mass tort litigation includes statistical and economic expert testimony on damages issues, litigation risk assessments for liability and damages, identification of optimal litigation strategies, structuring of complex settlements, valuation of potential insurance recovery, testimony on discount rates, and identification and coordination of expert witnesses.

We have appeared before federal and bankruptcy courts and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings involving numerous products, such as asbestos, lead, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, construction, chemicals, and tanker ships.

Our expertise includes:

  • We conducted statistical modeling and applied decision analysis to value breast implant liability and damages claims.
  • Members of The Brattle Group projected the timing and magnitude of future asbestos claims and analyzed potential insurance recovery.
  • We evaluated a large database for leaking pipe claims and projected the magnitude and timing of future claims.
  • We estimated the level of funds required to cover future Dalkon Shield claims.
  • We provided expert analysis concerning the economic damages resulting from asbestos in state buildings.
  • The Brattle Group analyzed trends in product liability and bodily injury claims to project potential future claims related to a manufacturing firm.
  • We estimated class action damages from material degradation in a home appliance system.
  • We conducted a seminar for an oil shipping company to examine the relationship of maintenance activities to failure modes for double-hulled vessels.

Representative Engagements

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Related Experts

Principals:
Gregory A. Brusseau
Gregory M. Duncan
Gayle S. Koch
Daniel L. McFadden
Benjamin A. Sacks
Kenneth T. Wise

Senior Advisors:
Alan L. Madian
Timothy Wyant

Selected Publications

Climate Change: Valuing Insurance Claims for Settlement or Litigation
ENVIRONMENTAL & PRODUCT LIABILITY DISCLOSURE: Brattle Survey Shows an Array of Inconsistent Practices
ASBESTOS AND INSURANCE: How to Facilitate a Settlement
DAMAGES: Estimating Product Liability
ECONOMICS AND PRICE FIXING: When the Price is Right