Finance expert witness Dr. Marsha J. Courchane testified that the home appraisal company eAppraiseIT gave inflated valuations to mortgage lender Washington Mutual in 2006 – 2007. Dr. Courchane, VP and Practice Leader, Charles River Associates, heads the Financial Economics Practice in the US and UK. She testified for the prosecution in the fraud case against eAppraiseIT and its parent company First American Corp.
New York Supreme Court documents: http://www.nycourts.gov/supctmanh/