About LAS

TRUSTED EXPERTS IN TORT LIABILITY

Founded in 1987, Legal Analysis Systems, Inc. (LAS) is the brainchild of Mark Petersen and Daniel Relles. Today, LAS works with a variety of clients—such as lawyers, court-appointed committees and advisors, courts, mediators, and victims’ compensation trusts. Our team of experts contributes to public welfare and social equity by finding data-backed resolutions quickly and fairly, in cases involving asbestos, talc, medical devices, and other tort liability.

Areas of Expertise

We’ve been forecasting liability for asbestos litigation for nearly as long as asbestos claims have been litigated. Our deep understanding of long latency of this toxic material is second to none.

ASBESTOS

Leveraging our long history in mass tort liability, we’ve developed and applied novel models to better understand and reliably estimate the relationship between industrial and cosmetic exposure to talc and liability.

TALC

Our team of experts forecast liability and compensation for defective medical devices across the chain of distribution, including manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.

MEDICAL DEVICES

LAS has been qualified as an expert witness for complex matters in multiple courts. As consultants and experts, we provide litigation support from the inception of a case through trial and resolution.

EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES

Our expertise is also applicable to forecasting liability and devising compensation plans in a variety of mass tort subjects. Inquire to learn more about our expertise in your area of need.

What We Provide

At LAS, our team of experts are experienced and equipped to provide wrap-around services to meet our clients’ needs and resolve their questions on expected future liability. Because tort liability is all that we do, our clients can be confident in our depth of understanding of the tort process as a whole and the subject matter at hand—be it asbestos, talc, medical devices, or another area.

THE ANSWERS YOU NEED

LAS will help you understand cost and just compensation of current and future claimants:

  • Future liability

  • Payment streams

  • Compensation plans

  • …and beyond.

INDUSTRY-LEADING INSIGHTS

At LAS, we go beyond basic estimates to provide contextualized analytics, looking at the whole picture. We take pains to employ statistical analysis of populations and find patterns others have missed.

A TRUSTWORTHY SECOND OPINION

If you ask our past clients, they’ll tell you—we listen when asked for new perspectives. Even after doing this for over 30 years, we’re always looking for new angles of analysis or approaches to examine.

CASES THAT HAVE LEVERAGED THE EXPERTISE OF LAS

Trusted for over 30 years

  • Babcock & Wilcox Company

  • Owens Corning Corporation

  • Pittsburgh Corning Corporation

  • Armstrong World Industries Inc.

  • W.R. Grace & Co.

  • United States Gypsum Corporation

  • Dow Corning

  • Raytech Corporation

  • Fuller-Austin Insulation Company

  • H.K. Porter Company, Inc.

  • Motors Liquidation Company (f/k/a General Motors Corporation)

  • Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC

  • Durabla Manufacturing Company

  • Metex Mfg. Corp.

  • Specialty Products Holding Corp.

  • The Budd Company, Inc.

  • Hercules Chemical Company

  • Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.

  • National Gypsum Trust

  • National Asbestos Trust (MacArthur)

Get in touch

To explore how LAS can help, please contact us.