The Impact of Event Studies in Assessing Damages in Securities Litigation

In this episode, Brattle Principal David McKnight and Senior Associate Ryan Leary discuss event studies and their relevance in the context of securities litigation.

Event studies provide a formal approach to assess how a stock reacts to disclosures such as earnings releases, allowing experts to assess damages in securities class action lawsuits. However, these models can lead to incorrect conclusions in periods of changing market volatility.

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