This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Steven Semeraro, May 27, 2009 This article reviews the case law assessing the single-entity defense and evaluates the American Needle decision. Professional sports leagues have long been magnets for antitrust claims, because their rules, policies, and contracts can be viewed as the product […]

In this issue: Sports and Antitrust Gregory Curtner, Atleen Kaur, Robert Wierenga, May 28, 2009 The BCS: Antitrust Goes Bowling? But, is the BCS an antitrust violation? Or, alternatively, does the BCS result in anticompetitive harm that requires legislation to remedy? Andrew Zimbalist, May 27, 2009 Assessing the Antitrust Case Against the Bowl Championship Series […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Adrian Emch, Gregory Leonard, May 27, 2009 On April 2, 2009, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) issued its decision in the Wanadoo case. This judgment is just the last of a series of developments in the field of predatory pricing on both […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Gabe Feldman, May 27, 2009 Courts have long struggled to articulate a coherent or sensible approach to applying the Sherman Act to sports leagues. While Major League Baseball avoided the complications through its infamous judicial exemption from the antitrust laws, antitrust decisions involving […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Andrew Zimbalist, May 27, 2009 In an uncertain world, one predictable event is that the Bowl Championship Series (“BCS”) perennially engenders widespread skepticism and strident criticism. In 2008-09, Florida (13-1) beat Oklahoma (12-2) to win the putative college football national championship. No one […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Gregory Curtner, Atleen Kaur, Robert Wierenga, May 28, 2009 The Bowl Championship Series (“BCS”) has received a great amount of attention over the past few years, as many fans have expressed displeasure with its mechanism for selecting a (mythical) “national champion” in the […]