Joint Ventures

Posted by Social Science Research Network Margin Squeeze – Where Competition Law and Sector Regulation Compete By Friso Bostoen (KU Leuven) Abstract:     This paper discusses abusive pricing practices by dominant undertakings. It starts with an overview of the different ways an undertaking can abuse its dominant position through pricing (chapter 2). The focus of […]

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: We’re taking a look at two pivotal cases. The Supreme Court’s American Needle case (involving the National Football League) could determine when a joint venture should be regarded, for antitrust purposes, as a single economic entity—creating an impact far beyond just sports leagues. Our three authors frame the arguments. And the Second […]

Kenneth Logan, Jonathan Youngwood, Mar 26, 2010 On January 13, 2010, in Starr v. SONY BMG Music Entertainment, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the October 9, 2008 opinion and order of the Honorable Loretta A. Preska, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Paul Eckles, James Keyte, May 28, 2009 …The question, then, is whether there is an alternative analytical framework the Court could adopt that could cut short or streamline these wasteful litigations but without a finding that sports leagues are a single entity? For […]