This project was completed by Intensity. Intensity joined Secretariat on February 1, 2023.
A pharmaceutical company was alleged to have misrepresented (false advertising) the medical and health benefits of over-the-counter multivitamin products and doing economic harm to consumers that purchased those products. The claimants sought to certify a class for affected consumers and initiate a class action complaint to recover class wide economic damages.
Intensity was retained to determine an appropriate methodology for certifying the consumer class, and to perform economic analysis related to price premiums on products that were advertised with certain false claims. Intensity evaluated various methodologies for certifying the consumer class and proposed a methodology that was appropriate based on product sales data and consumer demographics.
Intensity also performed an analysis of damages relating to a class action complaint of unfair competition, violation of Consumer’s Legal Remedies Act, and false advertising relating to health products. Intensity estimated damages incurred based on an analysis of the economic effects of the alleged conduct on product sales and profitability.
Economic issues included class certification, price premiums, common class-wide impact, unfair competition, false advertising, and treble damages.
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Secretariat is pleased to share that 56 of our experts have been recognized in the Lexology Index 2026 Construction report for their outstanding work on complex construction disputes and claims around the world. With 12 experts named as Global Elite Thought Leaders—the report’s most exclusive ranking, achieved by only 5% of listed professionals—Secretariat has earned the No. 1 spot in this category for the second year in a row among more than 750 ranked firms.