Flat‑fee Model Could Disrupt Amazon’s Marketplace Dominance
The empower ride app (regulatory qs aside) is interesting for platform power Qs as it has a flat fee model for drivers. Could imagine the same thing for a marketplace app that would challenge Amazon marketplace
Absurd Trademark Lawsuit Demands Immediate Dismissal
Been a while since I paid attention to trademark law but if this absurd lawsuit isn't dismissed quickly something has obviously gone very wrong https://t.co/tHuAd9B53l
LA Trial Pivots Legal Focus to Public Health
Here is the long-term significance of today's Los Angeles social media trial victory: it is a move away from a conversation about speech and innovation, and toward bringing public health concerns decisively to the legal forefront. Read...
Merger Oversight Corruption Threatens DOJ Independence
It is easy to become numb to the corruption afflicting the US government, but corruption of merger oversight is a big deal -- “If you don’t approve this settlement, I will destroy you. I will destroy your job at the...
Free or Cheap Casebooks Offer Affordable Alternatives to $300 Texts
If you teach law students, seems worth taking a look at the list of free or inexpensive casebooks before assigning the $300+ books -- here's a list https://t.co/Ik1kJuoofB
Amtrak Beats Driving to Airport From NYC
From NYC, the amtrak to Boston for whatever reasons is less than a car to the airport. (The regional, my personal preference).
ISIS Targets Iran as Anti‑Islamic Enemy in Gracie Mansion Attack
Feel like more of the reporting on the ISIS-inspired attack at Gracie Mansion should point out that ISIS is a sworn enemy of the Iranian state and views Iran as anti-Islamic https://t.co/j1IfC7LQyP
DOJ Lawyers Discover Settlement Simultaneously with Judge
According to this, DoJ trial lawyers in the Ticketmaster case learned about a settlement at the same time the trial judge did. It takes so much time & effort to bring these cases on behalf of the public, such...
Analysts Often Overlook State Merger Review Powers
Even people who write about mergers for a living, have a way of forgetting about the states and their merger review powers https://t.co/txf7WOgAjH
Paramount‑Warner Deal Overlooks Federal Antitrust Scrutiny
Feel like the some of the reporting on Paramount-Warner Bros has kinda forgotten this little thing called federal and state antitrust review
Robertson‑Patman Act Still Alive, Impact
The Robertson Patman Act,, sometimes rumored to be dead, alive and kicking Costco (or sellers to Costco) in California
Ticketmaster‑LiveNation Faces Potential Standard Oil‑style Breakup
Ticketmaster - LiveNation has got to be the leading candidate for a return of the Standard Oil style breakup (i.e., the dissolution of an anticompetitive merger)