Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Oct 16, 2014)

The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts regarding antitrust and trade regulation issues:

• Antitrust Advocate, “A History of American Monopolists: Remembering One’s Non-Monopoly Roots,” by Carl Hittinger

• Antitrust Alert, “Local Wholesaler-Retailer Dispute Has Federal Implications,” by Marc Sorini, Warren Rosborough, and Karl Herrmann

• Antitrust Law Blog, “Allegations that Defendants Provided Product for ‘Free’ State Claims Under California’s UPA and UCL, Notwithstanding that ‘Cost’ of Product Was Recouped by Overcharging for Shipping,” by Don T. Hibner, Jr.

• Antitrust Update blog, “Belgium, Japan to 7th Circuit: Don’t interfere with our antitrust enforcement!” by Melissa R. Ginsberg and Deidre A. McEvoy

• AntitrustConnect Blog, “United Kingdom: Merger Control Interim Enforcement Orders,” by Matthew O’Regan

• FTC Competition Matters Blog, “The Clayton Act: 100 years and counting,” by Debbie Feinstein

• The New York Times, “How Jean Tirole’s Work Helps Explain the Internet Economy,” by Claire Cain Miller

• Kluwer Arbitration Blog, “Was the Bar Set Too High to Sustain RICO Jurisdiction? More on the Conproca v. Pemex Case,” by Cecilia Flores

• Franchise Alchemy, “Why Subfranchising is Rare in the U.S.,” by Tom Pitegoff

Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send a note to ALD@wolterskluwer.com, with a link to the suggested post.

Attorneys: Carl Hittinger (BakerHostetler); Marc Sorini, Warren Rosborough, and Karl Hermann (McDermott Will & Emery); Don T. Hibner, Jr. (SheppardMullin); Melissa R. Ginsberg and Deidre A. McEvoy (Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP); Cecilia Flores (Haynes & Boone LLP); Tom Pitegoff (LeClairRyan)

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