Janet Baker et al. v. Goldman, Sachs & Co. et al.
Counsel for Goldman Sachs retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Paul Gompers of the Harvard Business School to value Dragon Systems at the time it was acquired by Lernout & Hauspie.
Johnson et al. v. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America et al.
The Board of Pensions’ counsel retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Steven Grenadier of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, to analyze the economic impact of the adjustment actions on the…
Brandeis University and GFA Brands, Inc. v. Keebler Co. et al.
Counsel for Keebler retained Cornerstone Research and Dr. Michael Keeley, a senior vice president of Cornerstone Research, to analyze the plaintiffs’ damages claim in this patent infringement case.
Brieger et al. v. Tellabs, Inc., et al.
In only the second post-Enron ERISA company stock drop case to go to trial, counsel for Tellabs, Inc., retained Cornerstone Research to support multiple experts.
Natalie Gordon et al. v. Symantec Corp. et al.
In this class action brought in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, the plaintiffs sought to enjoin a shareholder vote on Symantec’s “say-on-pay” proposal.
Monsanto Co. v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Counsel for Monsanto retained Cornerstone Research and Dr. Michael Keeley, a senior vice president at Cornerstone Research, to analyze damages in a patent infringement case Monsanto brought against DuPont and…
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Cornerstone Research was retained to investigate the valuation of a portfolio of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) held by a failed hedge fund.
Dr. Ben S. Branch v. Ernst & Young, U.S., et al.
The Bank of New England Corporation (BNEC) went into bankruptcy after its lead subsidiary bank, BNENA, was closed by regulators in January 1991.
Mortgage-Backed Derivatives
In this mutual fund litigation, defense counsel for a fund’s auditor retained Cornerstone Research.
Lowballing Bids
Cornerstone Research was asked to analyze bids by a contractor to determine if they were too low to compensate the contractor’s employees as required under the California Labor Code.
Piece-Rate Versus Hourly Compensation
The plaintiffs alleged that the compensation structure was actually an hourly compensation structure and that the employer used the piece-rate structure to avoid paying overtime.
Theodore E. Dean et al. v. China Agritech, Inc., et al.
Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research to respond to the analysis offered by the plaintiffs’ expert.