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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="lgheader">Selected Matters by Economist <span class="bodytext"><a href="case_eco1.html">1</a> <font color="#CC6633">|</font> <a href="case_eco2.html">2</a> <font color="#CC6633">|</font> <a href="case_eco3.html">3</a> </span></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><span class="lgheader"><font color="#336699">Stephen
Silberman</font></span></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">FTC
v. International Association of Conference Interpreters</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> testified
at an administrative hearing that the International Association of Conference
Interpreters’ had too small a share of the relevant market to
exercise market power. The FTC ultimately dismissed charges against
Association rules governing work-day length and other non-price-related
factors because there was no showing that the association had market
power.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Hewlett-Packard
merger with COMPAQ, Inc.</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> and <strong>Rick
Warren-Boulton</strong> were retained by Hewlett-Packard to evaluate
the competitive impact of the proposed merger and present a White
Paper detailing their findings to the DOJ. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Honda
Motors, Inc. v. Internal Revenue Service </strong></font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> co-authored
a report demonstrating that Honda Motors’ charged its U.S. subsidiary
arms’-length transfer prices for motorcycles. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="silberman4" id="silberman4"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Iams
v. Kal Kan Foods, Inc.</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> prepared
an expert report and testified at deposition that Iams’ economic
expert had provided no credible evidence that Kal Kan’s magazine
ads had affected Iams’ sales. Kal Kan reached a favorable settlement. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="silberman5" id="silberman5"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Jerry
Enterprises et al. v. F&A Distributing Company, Inc., et al.</font></strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> prepared
an expert report and provided deposition testimony on behalf of defendants
explaining why the fact that several liquor distributors frequently
filed identical prices with the NJ liquor authority did not provide
evidence of price fixing. The defendants reached a favorable settlement. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="silberman6" id="silberman6"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Jose
Maiz, et al. v. Amir Virani, et al.</font></strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> provided
trial testimony concerning the damages plaintiffs suffered as a result
of defendants’ fraudulent behavior. The jury gave plaintiffs a
multi-million dollar award. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="silberman7" id="silberman7"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>M&M
Medical Supplies & Services v. Pleasant Valley Hospital</strong></font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> testified
at trial that there was no economic evidence that Pleasant Valley Hospital
had steered patients to a related medical supplies company. The jury
found the hospital innocent of any wrong doing. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Tolokan
v. Mobil Oil </font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> testified
at trial that there was no economic evidence that Mobil had discriminated
against an independent retailer. The jury found in favor of Mobil. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><span class="lgheader"><font color="#336699">Bruce
Snapp</font></span></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">German
Cement Cartel</font></strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong>, <strong>Ken
Baseman</strong>, and <strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> prepared
analyses of the overcharges resulting from a cartel among German manufacturers
of Portland cement. </td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="snapp2" id="snapp2"></a></td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>In
Re: Vitamins Antitrust Litigation</strong></font></strong></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> provided
economic analysis and litigation support for the four niacin defendants
and assisted the testifying economist in the preparation of his expert
report and testimony. <br>
<strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> submitted a report supporting
defendants' motions to strike the report of an economics expert
hired by the plaintiffs because it did not meet the standards
required under Daubert. </td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="snapp3" id="snapp3"></a></td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">International
Telecharge, Inc., et al. v. AT&T</font></strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> testified
on damages incurred by the plaintiff operator service providers as a
result of allegedly false and misleading statements by AT&T. </td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="snapp4" id="snapp4"></a></td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>P.O.M.
Incorporated v. Duncan Industries</strong></font></strong></td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> testified
in deposition and at trial on behalf of the defendant, Duncan Industries,
in this case involving the only two suppliers of parking meters in the
U.S. Snapp's testimony was instrumental in convincing the jury and court
that the plaintiff's allegations -- that Duncan possessed monopoly power
and had engaged in predatory behavior designed to drive P.O.M. from
the market -- had no merit.</td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="snapp5" id="snapp5"></a></td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Pool
Water Products, et al. v. Olin Corporation, et al.</font></strong></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> submitted
an expert report and declarations and testified at deposition on behalf
of defendants concerning Plaintiffs' allegation that Olin had attempted
monopolize the West Coast swimming pool chemicals distribution market.
The case was eventually dismissed by the judge, whose decision was upheld
by the 9th Circuit. </td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="snapp6" id="snapp6"></a></td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">United
States v. Nippon Sanso K. K., et al.</font></strong></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp's</strong> testimony
on behalf of defendants concerning market definition and the competitive
effects of defendants' proposed acquisition of Semi-Gas Systems helped
defeat DOJ's request for a preliminary injunction. </td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="snapp7" id="snapp7"></a></td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Various
Acquisitions by Banknorth Group</font></strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> analyzed
the likely competitive effects of several Banknorth acquisitions --
including Bancorp Connecticut, Warren Bancorp, and First Essex -- pursuant
to a review by the Justice Department, Federal Reserve Board, and other
banking regulators.</td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="snapp8" id="snapp8"></a></td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Yamaha
Motor Corp. USA v. Internal Revenue Service</strong></font></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> consulted
on an expert report demonstrating that Yamaha transferred motorcycles
to its U.S. subsidiary at comparable arms-length prices and that losses
incurred in the U.S. were the result of market conditions. </td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="snapp9" id="snapp9"></a></td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>ZC
Sterling Insurance Agency, Inc. et al. v. Nationsdata.com, Inc.,
et al.</strong></font></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> testified
at trial on behalf of plaintiffs concerning future economic damages
that could result from the defendants' alleged theft of proprietary
information for a software product to manage mortgage escrow accounts. </td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton1" id="warrenboulton1"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><span class="lgheader"><font color="#336699">Frederick
Warren-Boulton</font></span></td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Concord
Boat v. Brunswick Corp. and FTC Investigation of Brunswick's OEM
Pricing Policies</strong></font></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> testified
in the private case that Brunswick's market share discounts were rational,
procompetitive or competitively neutral, and efficient business strategies,
not anticompetitive strategies. <strong>Ken Baseman</strong> represented
Brunswick in front of the FTC and was influential in persuading the
Commission to end its investigation of Brunswick's market share discounts
and to refrain from filing an amicus brief for plaintiffs in <em>Concord
Boat</em>. </td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton2" id="warrenboulton2"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Field
Turf, Inc. v. Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc.</font></strong></font></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton's</strong> and <strong>Alan
Rockwood's</strong> expert report on behalf of Southwest was influential
in the court's finding that Southwest did not have monopoly power
in the relevant product market. Their report also analyzed damages
from claims of patent infringement, which were dismissed by the court
(Kentucky).</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton3" id="warrenboulton3"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>FTC
Investigation of Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft 1")</strong></font></strong></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> and <strong>Ken
Baseman</strong> worked for Novell Corporation in the original FTC
Investigation of Microsoft's OEM licensing practices, especially the "per-processor" license.
When the FTC declined to act, DOJ started its own investigation and
sued Microsoft. <span class="mstyle"><strong>M</strong></span><strong>iCRA's</strong> work
for Novell resulted in a frequently cited journal article: <strong>Warren-Boulton</strong>, <strong>Baseman</strong>,
and Woroch, "Microsoft Plays Hardball: Use of Nonlinear Pricing
and Technical Incompatibility to Exclude Rivals in the Market for
Operating Software," <em>Antitrust Bulletin</em> 40-2 (Summer
1995), pp.265-315.</td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton4" id="warrenboulton4"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><span class="caselinks"><strong><font color="#CC6633">FTC
v. Staples</font></strong></span></strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> testified
on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission that Staples’ acquisition
of Office Depot would raise prices to consumers in areas where these
firms had competing stores.</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton5" id="warrenboulton5"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">German
Cement Cartel</font></strong></font></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong>, <strong>Ken
Baseman</strong>, and <strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> prepared
analyses of the overcharges resulting from a cartel among German manufacturers
of Portland cement. </td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton6" id="warrenboulton6"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Hewlett-Packard
merger with COMPAQ, Inc.</font></strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> and <strong>Rick
Warren-Boulton</strong> were retained by Hewlett-Packard to evaluate
the competitive impact of the proposed merger and present a White
Paper detailing their findings to the DOJ. </td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton7" id="warrenboulton7"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>In
Re: Vitamins Antitrust Litigation</strong></font></strong></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> provided
economic analysis and litigation support for the four niacin defendants
and assisted the testifying economist in the preparation of his expert
report and testimony. <br>
<strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> submitted a report supporting
defendants' motions to strike the report of an economics expert
hired by the plaintiffs because it did not meet the standards
required under Daubert.</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton8" id="warrenboulton8"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><span class="caselinks"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Oldcastle
Materials Group, various acquisitions</font></strong></span></strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext">In a number of reports, <strong>Rick
Warren-Boulton</strong> and <strong>Alan Rockwood</strong> analyses
of product and geographic market definitions and competitive effects
that were influential in obtaining regulatory approval by either the
FTC, DOJ or state authority to acquire firms with overlapping operations
involving construction aggregates, asphalt production and paving,
ready-mix concrete and highway construction. These acquisitions were
made by subsidiary firms in Connecticut (2), New York, New Jersey
(4), Ohio (2) and Utah (2) without significant divestitures.</td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton9" id="warrenboulton9"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><span class="caselinks"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Power
MOSFET Technologies, LLC v. Siemens, AG, et al.</font></strong></span></strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> and<strong> Alan
Rockwood</strong> analyzed patent infringement damage claims for a
plaintiff holding patents on the design of a new generation of metal
oxide semiconductor field effect transistors used in power control
applications, and Rick Warren-Boulton testified at trial.</td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton10" id="warrenboulton10"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Reed
Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt </strong></font></strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> presented
an analysis to DOJ in defense of Reed Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt.</td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton11" id="warrenboulton11"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">RJR
acquisition of Brown & Williamson</font></strong></font></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> presented
an analysis of efficiencies to the FTC in defense of RJR acquisition
of Brown & Williamson.</td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton12" id="warrenboulton12"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><span class="caselinks"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Southwest
Recreational Industries, Inc. v. Field Turf, Inc.</font></strong></span></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> served
as the expert witness for Southwest Recreational Industries. His deposition
and trial testimony provided evidence of liability and estimated damages
under the Lanham Act resulting in a favorable decision (Texas). </td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton13" id="warrenboulton13"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">United
States v. AT&T</font></strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> testified
on the effects of vertical integration between Western Electric (equipment
manufacture) and the rest of the Bell system.</td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton14" id="warrenboulton14"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">United
States v. Microsoft Corporation and State of New York ex rel. v.
Microsoft Corporation</font></strong></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> testified
on behalf of the government and plaintiff states that Microsoft had
monopolized the market for PC operating systems and implemented policies
designed to entrench its monopoly position by illegally weakening rivals
such as Netscape that were current for imminent competitive threats. </td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="warrenboulton15" id="warrenboulton15"></a></td>
<td valign="top" class="bodytext"> </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><span class="caselinks"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Ventana
Medical Systems, Inc. petitioner to the US Department of Energy</font></strong></span></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext">Under certain federal contract
terms, patents resulting from those research grants must be licensed
in a manner that will promote competition. <strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> and <strong>Alan
Rockwood</strong> provided an expert witness report and Warren-Boulton
also testified at the Department of Energy hearing for the petitioner
on the competitive effects of certain actions and sub-license demands
by Vysis, the patent holder's exclusive licensee. </td>
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