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A leading international energy services company, Wood Group comprises Wood Group PSN, Wood Group Kenny and Wood Group Mustang.
Powered by the passion and expertise of our people, we provide a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul & repair services to the oil & gas and power generation industries worldwide. Our services are all-encompassing, supporting the full lifecycle of oil & gas and power generation facilities. We are committed to providing our clients with the utmost in safe, reliable project delivery. Our goal is to always go above and beyond, exceeding expectations and delivering tangible value to our clients' operations at every touch point. Michael Keeley Cornerstone Research Economic and Financial Consulting and Expert Testimony3/14/2015 Data Analytics Cornerstone Research
Data Analytics Cornerstone Research has decades of experience addressing the data management and analysis challenges brought to us by clients seeking to conduct complex internal investigations, address class certification, establish the impact of conduct, estimate damages, assess exposure, or calculate settlement payments. We have expertise leading large projects requiring data management, production, and integration, as well as matters calling for advanced modeling and statistical techniques. These capabilities meet the demands of litigation as well as regulatory and internal investigations across practices. Michael Keeley Cornerstone Research Economic and Financial Consulting and Expert Testimony PRACTICE DETAILS Data Management and Security The ability to work with large datasets is fundamental to many high-stakes matters. Cornerstone Research regularly works with datasets containing hundreds of millions of records. We have the staff expertise and the state-of-the-art, secure computing facilities to maintain, update, and manage the public and private data used for investigations and to support expert consulting and testimony. We can ensure ongoing data integrity over the potentially long time horizon of litigation and regulatory matters. We use cutting-edge information-retrieval and management tools to minimize business disruption and cost for our clients. Maintaining the security of client information is of critical importance to us. Client data are housed internally and reside on secured servers. We use firewall protections, encrypt all traffic between our offices, and return or destroy any media containing client data. Client Data Production We have extensive experience with helping counsel manage the discovery process in complex litigation and investigations, including working with clients to efficiently extract information from their proprietary data in response to discovery requests by regulators and litigants. Our experience working with many prominent companies on high-profile matters has given us a deep understanding of the structures, protection, and use of highly confidential client data. Because the questions posed in these matters usually do not arise in the normal course of business, responding often requires the company to pull data from multiple platforms using customized code and to develop new documentation. Our experience allows us to reduce the cost and effort required to complete this work and to turn over accurate and responsive data. Read more… Consumer Fraud and Product Liability: Practice Details
Class Actions Cornerstone Research has addressed issues of certification, exposure, reliance, impact, and damages in class actions. Key questions in these cases may include whether common evidence can prove that certain challenged conduct caused each member of the proposed class to make a purchase and whether the challenged conduct injured each member of the proposed class. An additional consideration is whether each proposed class member’s damages, if any, can be determined by common proof. We have worked on class actions involving allegations of: - The benefit of the bargain harm, where plaintiffs claim that consumers would have allegedly paid less or not purchased the product at issue had they not allegedly been misled or had defendants not acted in in bad faith, because of improper labeling, advertising, or disclosure - Diminished resale value of a durable good due to the challenged conduct - Demand and price inflation claims that plaintiffs argue caused class-wide impact, even for consumers who were not influenced by the challenged conduct Class certification in these cases frequently turns on the particulars of the challenged conduct, the overall structure of the industry and the market, and the characteristics of individual transactions. We evaluate these issues through empirical research within a framework of sound economic concepts. Consumer Finance We have worked on consumer finance cases involving credit cards, checking accounts, and pension plan choices. Our experience encompasses fraud and misrepresentation allegations as well as deceptive advertising and inadequate disclosure claims. Technology In several technology and manufacturing cases, attorneys have retained Cornerstone Research to analyze issues related to alleged false advertising, deception, product liability, and demand and price inflation. Automobile Cornerstone Research has rich experience in analyzing causation, impact, and damages issues in the automobile industry. We have addressed allegations of benefit of the bargain harm and diminished resale value in these cases. Individual Actions Individual actions involving allegations of fraud and misrepresentation are often brought by a defendant’s competitors. These cases may require a focus on the relevant market, quantification of the effect of the challenged conduct on demand and prices for competing products, and estimation of damages suffered by competitors due to the defendant’s alleged fraud or misrepresentation. Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare We have worked on several cases involving allegations of fraud and misrepresentation in pharmaceutical and healthcare matters. Other Consumer Products Our staff have assessed allegations of false advertising, deception, and product liability in many consumer products. Capabilities in Statistics, Surveys, and Large Database Analyses Analyses in cases involving allegations of consumer fraud and product liability often require the ability to conduct surveys, analyze company and public data, and work with large datasets. In several cases, we have conducted original surveys of market participants to determine consumer behavior, attitudes, and preferences. In other cases, we have been able to draw inferences from company and public data about the factors driving consumers’ decisions. |