NFP knocks back all claims against it, but some charges filed against the plan fiduciary defendants and flexPATH will now go to trial.
Global headhunter Egon Zehnder allegedly cheated the city and the state of New York out of millions under a 10-year tax dodge designed to underreport U.S.-based earnings while ginning up illegitimate losses, according to a recently unsealed tax whistleblower complaint.
Bristol-Myers Squibb to Pay $75 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Underpayment of Drug Rebates Owed Through Medicaid
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service yesterday finalized their settlement of a tax beef dating back to the $26 billion acquisition of Guidant in 2006 …
Western Digital, a Nasdaq-listed Silicon Valley data storage giant, is challenging a $516 million (€449 million) tax bill from US authorities over its alleged use of Irish subsidiaries in its global tax planning.
Energy giant ExxonMobil is suing NorthWestern Energy over power outages at its Billings refinery. Exxon claims the outages cost the company millions of dollars.
The McKesson Case – A Holiday Gift from Justice Boyle of the Tax Court of Canada: Ask and You Shall Receive(able) – Canada’s Latest Transfer Pricing Decision…
The transfer pricing arrangements of defunct telecommunications giant Nortel Networks may dictate how the proceeds from the multinational’s …
On December 4th, the Tax Court of Canada released its decision in General Electric Capital Canada Inc v The Queen, 2009 TCC 563 [GE Capital], dealing with transfer price …
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it has successfully resolved a transfer pricing dispute with Glaxo SmithKline Holdings (Americas) Inc. & …
On January 27-28, 2025, Dr. Brian Becker provided trial testimony to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts concerning class action damages for fund investments. On August 21, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided virtual deposition testimony for the same case.
On August 14-15, 2024, Dr. Brian Becker provided trial testimony to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware concerning fraudulent inducement damages in the medical device industry.
On November 9, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided trial testimony to the Central District of California concerning class action damages for fund investments.
On November 2, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker testified as an expert in economics with specializations in transfer pricing valuation in a dispute involving BlackBerry before the Tax Court of Canada in Toronto.
On October 4, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided trial testimony concerning damages related to a powerplant in Madagascar in an international arbitration dispute at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
On September 5, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided a trial testimony to the Central District Court of California concerning class action damages for fund investments.
On May 30, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided a deposition testimony concerning class action damages for fund investments.
On November 10, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct, cross-examination, and “hot tub” testimonies regarding royalty damages in the biopharmaceutical industry at the American Arbitration Association.
On October 14, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker served as a panelist for the “Using Experts in State Tax Matters” at the ABA Tax Section 2022 Fall Meeting.
On June 15, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a damages expert report involving a powerplant in Madagascar in an international arbitration dispute at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
On June 1, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the Central District Court of California concerning class-action damages for fund investments. On July 13, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided a deposition testimony for the same case.
On May 13, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided an expert report dealing with class-action damages to the United States District Court in Southern Ohio in a dispute about the management of an investment fund.
On May 11, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided an expert report assessing royalty damages in the biopharmaceutical industry to the American Arbitration Association.
On March 1, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony (virtually) to JAMS Arbitration in a case concerning unfair competition.
On January 10, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony (virtually) to the Southern District Court of New York in suit regarding the management of retirement funds.
On January 7, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided a rebuttal expert report to the United States Tax Court in the Western Digital Corporation transfer pricing dispute.
Precision Economics celebrates the completion of its first 20 years in business.
On September 7, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report involving class action damages for retirement fund investments to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
On August 18, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided deposition testimony in a retirement account damages dispute in the U.S. District Court, Nebraska.
Dr. Brian Becker provided deposition testimony in a pharmaceuticals pricing dispute in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, on July 23, 2021.
In the False Claims Act/whistleblower dispute, the jury found in favor of the plaintiff and required the pharmaceutical company to pay approximately $61 million with treble damages on August 4, 2022.
On July 8, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided rebuttal deposition testimony in an online sales damages dispute in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia.
On June 30, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross examination testimony in the United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina, regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On June 24, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross examination testimony in the Medtronic transfer pricing dispute in U.S. Tax Court (virtually.)
Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross examination testimony in a shareholder dispute at an arbitration in Cleveland, Ohio on June 16, 2021.
On June 14, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, involving class action damages for retirement fund investments.
On May 21, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division regarding pharmaceutical pricing.
On April 14, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a damages expert report to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On March 10, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a reply declaration for purposes of class certification to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On February 12, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided testimony to the United States International Trade Commission in a hearing involving imports of standard steel welded wire mesh from Mexico.
On February 1, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia involving a website development damages issue.
On January 21, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided testimony to the United States International Trade Commission in a hearing involving imports of corrosion inhibitors from China.
On December 10, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony to the American Arbitration Association in a hearing involving a blockchain damages issue.
On November 23, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report for purposes of class certification to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On November 13, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker provided deposition testimony to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted a sur-rebuttal expert report to the American Arbitration Association involving a blockchain damages issue on November 12, 2020.
On October 21-22, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony in a United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) arbitration regarding a mining industry dispute.
On October 5, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts regarding damages in the brewery industry.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the American Arbitration Association involving a blockchain damages issue on October 1, 2020.
On September 24, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On August 27, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a damages expert report to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On August 7, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report to international arbitration regarding a mining industry dispute.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to international arbitration regarding a mining industry dispute on March 13, 2020.
On March 2, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the American Arbitration Association concerning the medical devices industry.
In the Medtronic transfer pricing dispute before the U.S. Tax Court in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report on January 27, 2020.
On October 3, 2019, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report concerning the scientific research industry in U.S. District Court in Maryland.
Dr. Brian Becker provided deposition testimony in a case involving the pharmaceuticals industry on September 20, 2019, in U. S. District Court in Pennsylvania.
On September 5, 2019, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report for a U.S. District Court case in the pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report in the pharmaceutical industry on August 19, 2019.
Dr. Brian Becker testified in District Court in Texas on compensatory damages and disgorgement in a dispute involving a technology company acquisition on April 5, 2019.
In District Court in Texas, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert damages report in a shareholder dispute on January 4, 2019.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report in a transfer pricing dispute in the banking industry before the Tax Court of Canada on November 14, 2018.
In the Coca-Cola transfer pricing dispute in U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C., Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony on April 24, 2018.
Dr. Brian Becker spoke at Albion College and The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library on March 27-28, 2018 on “Economics and the Presidency”.
NFP knocks back all claims against it, but some charges filed against the plan fiduciary defendants and flexPATH will now go to trial.
Global headhunter Egon Zehnder allegedly cheated the city and the state of New York out of millions under a 10-year tax dodge designed to underreport U.S.-based earnings while ginning up illegitimate losses, according to a recently unsealed tax whistleblower complaint.
Bristol-Myers Squibb to Pay $75 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Underpayment of Drug Rebates Owed Through Medicaid
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service yesterday finalized their settlement of a tax beef dating back to the $26 billion acquisition of Guidant in 2006 …
Western Digital, a Nasdaq-listed Silicon Valley data storage giant, is challenging a $516 million (€449 million) tax bill from US authorities over its alleged use of Irish subsidiaries in its global tax planning.
Energy giant ExxonMobil is suing NorthWestern Energy over power outages at its Billings refinery. Exxon claims the outages cost the company millions of dollars.
The McKesson Case – A Holiday Gift from Justice Boyle of the Tax Court of Canada: Ask and You Shall Receive(able) – Canada’s Latest Transfer Pricing Decision…
The transfer pricing arrangements of defunct telecommunications giant Nortel Networks may dictate how the proceeds from the multinational’s …
On December 4th, the Tax Court of Canada released its decision in General Electric Capital Canada Inc v The Queen, 2009 TCC 563 [GE Capital], dealing with transfer price …
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it has successfully resolved a transfer pricing dispute with Glaxo SmithKline Holdings (Americas) Inc. & …
On January 27-28, 2025, Dr. Brian Becker provided trial testimony to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts concerning class action damages for fund investments. On August 21, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided virtual deposition testimony for the same case.
On August 14-15, 2024, Dr. Brian Becker provided trial testimony to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware concerning fraudulent inducement damages in the medical device industry.
On November 9, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided trial testimony to the Central District of California concerning class action damages for fund investments.
On November 2, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker testified as an expert in economics with specializations in transfer pricing valuation in a dispute involving BlackBerry before the Tax Court of Canada in Toronto.
On October 4, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided trial testimony concerning damages related to a powerplant in Madagascar in an international arbitration dispute at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
On September 5, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided a trial testimony to the Central District Court of California concerning class action damages for fund investments.
On May 30, 2023, Dr. Brian Becker provided a deposition testimony concerning class action damages for fund investments.
On November 10, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct, cross-examination, and “hot tub” testimonies regarding royalty damages in the biopharmaceutical industry at the American Arbitration Association.
On October 14, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker served as a panelist for the “Using Experts in State Tax Matters” at the ABA Tax Section 2022 Fall Meeting.
On June 15, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a damages expert report involving a powerplant in Madagascar in an international arbitration dispute at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
On June 1, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the Central District Court of California concerning class-action damages for fund investments. On July 13, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided a deposition testimony for the same case.
On May 13, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided an expert report dealing with class-action damages to the United States District Court in Southern Ohio in a dispute about the management of an investment fund.
On May 11, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided an expert report assessing royalty damages in the biopharmaceutical industry to the American Arbitration Association.
On March 1, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony (virtually) to JAMS Arbitration in a case concerning unfair competition.
On January 10, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony (virtually) to the Southern District Court of New York in suit regarding the management of retirement funds.
On January 7, 2022, Dr. Brian Becker provided a rebuttal expert report to the United States Tax Court in the Western Digital Corporation transfer pricing dispute.
Precision Economics celebrates the completion of its first 20 years in business.
On September 7, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report involving class action damages for retirement fund investments to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
On August 18, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided deposition testimony in a retirement account damages dispute in the U.S. District Court, Nebraska.
Dr. Brian Becker provided deposition testimony in a pharmaceuticals pricing dispute in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, on July 23, 2021.
In the False Claims Act/whistleblower dispute, the jury found in favor of the plaintiff and required the pharmaceutical company to pay approximately $61 million with treble damages on August 4, 2022.
On July 8, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided rebuttal deposition testimony in an online sales damages dispute in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia.
On June 30, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross examination testimony in the United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina, regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On June 24, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross examination testimony in the Medtronic transfer pricing dispute in U.S. Tax Court (virtually.)
Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross examination testimony in a shareholder dispute at an arbitration in Cleveland, Ohio on June 16, 2021.
On June 14, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, involving class action damages for retirement fund investments.
On May 21, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division regarding pharmaceutical pricing.
On April 14, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a damages expert report to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On March 10, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a reply declaration for purposes of class certification to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On February 12, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided testimony to the United States International Trade Commission in a hearing involving imports of standard steel welded wire mesh from Mexico.
On February 1, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia involving a website development damages issue.
On January 21, 2021, Dr. Brian Becker provided testimony to the United States International Trade Commission in a hearing involving imports of corrosion inhibitors from China.
On December 10, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony to the American Arbitration Association in a hearing involving a blockchain damages issue.
On November 23, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report for purposes of class certification to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On November 13, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker provided deposition testimony to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted a sur-rebuttal expert report to the American Arbitration Association involving a blockchain damages issue on November 12, 2020.
On October 21-22, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony in a United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) arbitration regarding a mining industry dispute.
On October 5, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts regarding damages in the brewery industry.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the American Arbitration Association involving a blockchain damages issue on October 1, 2020.
On September 24, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On August 27, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a damages expert report to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina regarding financial losses in retirement accounts.
On August 7, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report to international arbitration regarding a mining industry dispute.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to international arbitration regarding a mining industry dispute on March 13, 2020.
On March 2, 2020, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report to the American Arbitration Association concerning the medical devices industry.
In the Medtronic transfer pricing dispute before the U.S. Tax Court in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report on January 27, 2020.
On October 3, 2019, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report concerning the scientific research industry in U.S. District Court in Maryland.
Dr. Brian Becker provided deposition testimony in a case involving the pharmaceuticals industry on September 20, 2019, in U. S. District Court in Pennsylvania.
On September 5, 2019, Dr. Brian Becker submitted a rebuttal expert report for a U.S. District Court case in the pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report in the pharmaceutical industry on August 19, 2019.
Dr. Brian Becker testified in District Court in Texas on compensatory damages and disgorgement in a dispute involving a technology company acquisition on April 5, 2019.
In District Court in Texas, Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert damages report in a shareholder dispute on January 4, 2019.
Dr. Brian Becker submitted an expert report in a transfer pricing dispute in the banking industry before the Tax Court of Canada on November 14, 2018.
In the Coca-Cola transfer pricing dispute in U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C., Dr. Brian Becker provided direct and cross-examination testimony on April 24, 2018.
Dr. Brian Becker spoke at Albion College and The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library on March 27-28, 2018 on “Economics and the Presidency”.
