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The Supreme Court upholds freedom of contract in American Express v Italian Colors Restaurant
[The following is a guest post by Thomas McCarthy on the Supreme Court’s recent Amex v. Italian Colors Restaurant decision. Tom is a partner at Wiley Rein, LLP and a George Mason Law grad. He is/was also counsel for, among others, Petitioner Abigail Fisher in Fisher v. University of Texas Petitioner Shelby County, Alabama in Shelby County v. Holder Respondent ... The Supreme Court upholds freedom of contract in American Express v Italian Colors Restaurant
Options Have Value, Even If DOT Doesn’t Get It
Last week Thom posted about the government’s attempt to hide the cost of taxes and regulatory fees in commercial airfares. Apparently Spirit Airlines is highlighting another government-imposed cost of doing business by advertising a new $2/ticket fee that the airline has imposed. According a CNN report yesterday: Spirit Airlines says a new federal regulation aimed ... Options Have Value, Even If DOT Doesn’t Get It
Nashville Limo Regulation
Just got an email from Mark Meranta (who I do not know) from the Institute of Justice (which I do know and which does great work) on a new case they are filing in Nashville regarding anti-competitive regulation of the limousine industry (video here. ) The law apparently mandates a minimum price for limo service ... Nashville Limo Regulation
CPI Webinar: Economic and Legal Analysis of Collusion
Competition Policy International has announced its next Webinar, featuring Professors Bajari and Abrantes-Metz on the economic and legal analysis of collusion. I’ve had a blast doing these lectures the last couple of weeks teaching Antitrust Economics 101, and will be finishing up the third lecture this week (after covering basic demand side and supply side ... CPI Webinar: Economic and Legal Analysis of Collusion
Carlton & Picker on Antitrust and Regulation
Dennis Carlton and Randy Picker have posted Antitrust and Regulation on SSRN. It looks like a very interesting paper on the relationship between antitrust and regulation to control competition. Here’s the abstract: More than a century ago, the federal government started controlling competition, first railroads through the Interstate Commerce Act and then the general economy ... Carlton & Picker on Antitrust and Regulation
Espresso Exclusivity?
Belvi Coffee and Tea Exchange cannot be serious. The firm is suing Starbucks for exclusive dealing in the Seattle and Bellevue, Washington real estate markets. The suit alleges that Starbucks has leased real estate at above-market prices in exchange for commitments by the landlords to exclude other coffee shops from the building. Let’s take Belvi’s ... Espresso Exclusivity?
So it's to be double secret trademark protection, then
The People have spoken and we, being weak-willed saps craving of the People’s attention, have caved to their demands. I know — many of you are in the silent minority (majority?) who really liked seeing all those little TMs all over our blog. You have been railroaded like us by this corner of the Internet’s ... So it's to be double secret trademark protection, then
