Counsel for a large medical services provider retained Cornerstone Research and an accounting professor to analyze the economic impact of the challenged advertising campaigns.
A law firm ran advertisements that targeted a large medical provider’s quality of care and alleged overtreatment of pediatric patients. The provider filed a lawsuit claiming defamation, business disparagement, false advertisement, and injury to business reputation.
Professor Klein opined that the ad campaigns had a significant economic impact.
Counsel for the provider retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Gordon Klein of the University of California, Los Angeles, to analyze the economic impact of the challenged advertising.
In his report, Professor Klein opined that the ad campaigns had a significant economic impact, leading to substantial lost profits. The case settled.