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#205 Is the Game Over? New Challenges to the Antitrust Exemption for Major League Baseball.

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Major League Baseball (“MLB”) is big business, with revenues that exceeded $10 billion in 2019. How and why is MLB immune from liability under the U.S. federal antitrust laws? Co-hosts Alicia Downey and Melissa Maxman invited guests Julian Perlman and Sathya Gosselin to debate the pros and cons of the Baseball Exemption from a policy and practical perspective. Listen to this episode to learn about recent efforts under way in Congress and the courts to eliminate MLB’s special exemption.

Julian Perlman, BakerHostetler

Sathya Gosselin, Hausfeld LLP

Sathya Gosselin, Hausfeld LLP
Julian Perlman, BakerHostetler

Related Links:

Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs et al., 259 U.S. 200 (1922)

Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc., 346 U.S. 356 (1953)

Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972)

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Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC and Melissa Maxman, Cohen & Gresser LLP


Posted On January 23, 2023

Posted By Our Curious Amalgam

Posted In Antitrust Exemptions & Immunities PRACTICES

Tagged antitrust exemptions antitrust immunity baseball exemption MLB sports law

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