Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Jan 28, 2016)

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

• Antitrust Today, “The Antitrust Week In Review”

• Antitrust Advocate, “Former FTC Chair Kovacic Rates the Presidential Candidates,” by Julian Perlman

• Franchise Law Update, “The Last Word on the Uniform Written Obligations Act and Restrictive Covenants in Pennsylvania?” by John Gotaskie

• Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog, “Does Antitrust Have a Role to Play in Regulating Big Data?” by D. Daniel Sokol (University of Florida Levin College of Law)

• All About Advertising Law, “Court Rules Settlement Offers Can’t Kill Class Actions,” by Angel Garganta, Laura Reathaford, and Cody S. Lonning

• Antitrust Alert, “General Court of the EU Upholds Cartel Fines of €131 Million Imposed on Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric, Dismisses Arguments Based on Principle of Equal Treatment,” by Louise-Astrid Aberg and Paul Dodeller

• Antitrust Update, “MLB Settles, Leaving Unanswered Questions: Do Sports Leagues’ Regional Blackout Agreements Violate Antitrust Laws?” by Terra Hittson and Robert P. LoBue

• SCOTUS blog, “Justices deal twin blows to class-action defendants,” by Ronald Mann (Columbia Law School)

• Antitrust Lawyer Blog, “Getting Distribution Right is the Key to Successful Beer Remedies,” by Andre Barlow

• Truth on the Market, “Heritage Antitrust Conference Highlights Domestic and International Policy Challenges for the Next Administration,” by Alden Abbott

• Broadcast Law Blog, “As The Golden Super Bowl Approaches, Be Aware of The NFL’s Efforts to Protect Its Golden Goose from Unauthorized Ads and Promotions,” by David Oxenford

• Franchise Law Insider, “Franchisors: Take Note of New Joint Employment Guidance,” by David Beyer, David Kern and Christopher Nickels

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: Louise-Astrid Aberg and Paul Dodeller (McDermott Will & Emery); Andre Barlow (Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC); David Beyer, David Kern, and Christopher Nickels (Quarles & Brady LLP); Angel Garganta, Laura Reathaford, and Cody S. Lonning (Venable LLP); John Gotaskie (Fox Rothschild LLP); Terra Hittson and Robert P. LoBue (Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP); David Oxenford (Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP); Julian Perlman (Baker & Hostetler LLP).

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