Charles H. Mullin is a recognized expert on statistical and econometric analysis, economic and microsimulation modeling, and insurance allocation, with an emphasis on asbestos-related matters. He provides advice and expert analysis on liability issues involving insurance coverage, bankruptcies, and due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs. Dr. Mullin has authored numerous expert reports and provided expert testimony in insurance matters. He has also written due diligence reports for corporate transactions and he has designed and implemented statistically reliable sampling schemes in multiple contexts. In addition to Dr. Mullin′s retentions as an expert, he is frequently invited to speak at industry conferences.
Prior to joining Bates White, Dr. Mullin taught courses in advanced statistical economic analysis and labor economics while on the faculty in the Department of Economics at Vanderbilt University and at the University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Mullin has published papers on applied and theoretical econometrics and labor economics in peer-reviewed journals. He has more than 15 years of experience providing statistical analysis and economic modeling in both the private and public sectors.
Selected Experience
- Authored expert reports and provided deposition testimony on behalf of Aviva Insurance Company in the matter The Flintkote Company v. General Accident Assurance Company of Canada, Case No. C04-01827 MHP (United States District Court Northern District of California, San Francisco Division).
- Authored expert report on behalf of multiple insurance companies in the matter Continental Insurance Company v. Honeywell International, Inc., No. MRS-L-1523-00 (Superior Court of New Jersey Morris County).
- Authored expert report, provided deposition testimony, and testified on behalf of policyholder in the matter of Imo Industries, Inc. v. Transamerica Corp., Docket No. L-2140-03 (Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County).
- Authored expert report and provided deposition testimony on behalf of insurance joint defense group in the matter of Foster Wheeler L.L.C. v. Affiliated FM Insurance Co.; Index No. 600777/01 (N.Y.S., New York City).
- Coauthored a report on the economic viability of the Trust Fund proposed under S.852, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act of 2005, which highlights how compensation criteria specified for the proposed Fund would change the number and composition of claims relative to the current tort environment.
- Authored due diligence reports on asbestos and silica issues for corporate transactions that assessed potential future tort expenditures and evaluated the insurance assets that may provide coverage for those tort expenditures.
- Authored expert report and provided deposition testimony to address the fraction of expenditures associated with a company′s asbestos installation operations on behalf of defendants in Owens Corning v. Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, No. C10200104929 (Ohio Ct. of Common Pleas, Lucas County).
Education
PhD, Economics, University of Chicago
BA, Mathematics and Economics, University of California, Berkeley
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Practices
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Expertise
- Asbestos and mass tort litigation
- Data analysis
- Econometrics
- Economic modeling
- Insurance allocation and valuation
- Liability analysis and forecasting
- Microsimulation modeling
- Product liability estimation
- Statistical analysis
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Industries
- Asbestos products
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Petroleum
- Refractory manufacturing
- Silica
- Tobacco
