Price Discrimination, Competitive Harm, and Damages – Consumer Products

Overview
Insight Economics was engaged in a California antitrust matter involving L.A. International Corp. and Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc., the maker of Clear Eyes. The matter focused on claims of preferential pricing and violation of antitrust statutes, with Insight providing economic analysis that supported the jury’s findings for the plaintiffs.

Challenge
Insight was asked to evaluate whether the defendants’ pricing practices resulted in economic harm to the plaintiffs and to quantify related damages. The analysis involved application of sophisticated economic models and trial testimony to explain Insight’s opinions to the jury in a clear and understandable way.

Results
Insight supplied detailed damages assessments and presented findings through expert testimony, assisting the jury in understanding complex market effects and economic injury. The team’s work helped secure a favorable jury verdict under both federal and state law, underpinning the outcome with robust economic analysis. The damages award was affirmed on appeal.