Expert’s Damages Opinion Specific Enough for Class Certification Stage

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March 17, 2017

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daubert, expert testimony, admissibility, event study, reliability, securities fraud
Willis v. Big Lots, Inc.
2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38933
US
Federal Court
Ohio
United States District Court
Bjorn I. Steinholt (plaintiffs); Dr. Paul Gompers (defendants)
Watson

Summary

In a securities case, court applies Daubert analysis to plaintiff expert’s market efficiency opinion and event study; expert is qualified even without academic background, and his damages opinion is sufficiently specific to facts of the case and reliable.

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March 17, 2017

In a securities case, court applies Daubert analysis to plaintiff expert’s market efficiency opinion and event study; expert is qualified even without academic background, and his damages opinion is sufficiently specific to facts of the case and reliable.

Expert’s Damages Opinion Specific Enough for Class Certification Stage

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August 2017

In a securities case, court applies Daubert analysis to plaintiff expert’s market efficiency opinion and event study; expert is qualified even without academic background, and his damages opinion is sufficiently specific to facts of the case and reliable.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages, Seventh Edition