Damages Expert Can Assume But Not Opine as to Market Share

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 19 No. 1
Legal and Court Case Update
January 2013
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Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. MOC Products Co., Inc.
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116471
August 17, 2012
US
Federal Court
California
United States District Court
Christopher Barry (plaintiff)
Sammartino

Summary

Federal court permits damages expert to assume the plaintiff’s 50% market share in calculating lost profits, based on information from a technical expert, but disallows him from offering an opinion that the plaintiff in fact held a 50% share, for lack of ...

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Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. MOC Products Co., Inc.

Federal court permits damages expert to assume the plaintiff’s 50% market share in calculating lost profits, based on information from a technical expert, but disallows him from offering an opinion that the plaintiff in fact held a 50% share, for lack of ...