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> Labor
Case Examples
> Other Practice Areas...
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AEP
has substantial experience in analyzing data and issues related to labor
law and labor economics. These cases frequently involve the creation
of large databases from numerous written records as well as statistical
analyses of various sets of data.
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Representative Assignments:
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United
Steelworkers of America v. Kiewit Continental, Inc. and Continental
Can Co.
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The United Steelworkers
alleged that Kiewit, a can manufacturer, used an elaborate scheme to
deprive union members of pension benefits. After a bifurcated trial
produced a liability verdict against the defendant, the judge ordered
an evidentiary hearing to determine damages. The union hired AEP to
analyze and refute Kiewit's arguments that no damages could be awarded
because certain events, such as layoffs and plant closings, would have
occurred despite the scheme. AEP's rebuttal testimony was a critical
factor in the $415 million damages verdict in favor of the union.
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| Statistical
Analysis of Pacific Bell Telephone Company Employees' Overtime Hours |
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AEP
performed a statistical analysis that showed Pacific Bell Telephone Company
lacked proper data to refute the testimony of employees on the number
of overtime hours worked. The case settled after AEP provided testimony
in settlement talks that demonstrated the data were unreliable. |
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Sugarcane
Workers v. Sugarcane Manufacturers
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AEP was asked to undertake a statistical analysis of data to determine
if a large processor of sugar had violated federal regulations on the
number of hours worked and by falsifying data. AEP's analysis showed that
Jamaican sugarcane workers had not been paid, as required by the contract
permitting their entry into the United States; and that the company had
falsified data, making discovery of the violations more difficult. |
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| IBM
v. Seagate Technology LLC |
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See
section on High Technology. |
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