#113 Are "UDAPs" Protecting Consumers or Promoting Chaos? Exposing the Fault Lines under State Statutes Prohibiting Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices
State UDAP laws are powerful tools for private plaintiffs and state Attorneys General to redress marketplace misconduct and abuse of consumers. But with the growing proliferation of lawsuits based on ...
3 Mai 202133min
#112 What Can AI Do? Examining the Possibilities of Using Artificial Intelligence in the Law
Artificial Intelligence has been an increasingly important element of legal practice, including in antitrust and consumer protection. What is the next step for Artificial Intelligence? Joshua Davis, a...
26 Apr 202138min
#111 A Never-Ending Issue? The Report of the EU Expert Group on Standard Essential Patents
Standard Essential Patent (SEP) licensing and valuation is an extremely challenging and difficult area worldwide. What does the January 2021 report of the EU SEPs Expert Group add to the discussion? A...
19 Apr 202133min
#110 What Is It Like? Understanding the Views and Perspectives of a Plaintiff's Lawyer
Often the private antitrust and consumer protection bar is slightly more defense-oriented. But what is it like to be a leading plaintiff's lawyer in consumer class actions? Daniel Karon, class action ...
12 Apr 202145min
#109 When Does Benchmarking Cause Antitrust Anxiety? The Use and Misuse of Competitors' Data
Many industries routinely use data collected from multiple competing companies to develop price, cost and performance benchmarks. But when do benchmarking activities raise antitrust concerns? Co-hosts...
5 Apr 202131min
#108 What's the Hubbub About No-Poach? Recent Antitrust Enforcement in Labor Markets.
There has been growing interest in labor antitrust enforcement, particularly with the DOJ bringing its first criminal no-poach and wage-fixing cases in late 2020 and early 2021. How do we make sense o...
29 Mar 202126min
#107 How Far Can You Go? U.S. Merger Enforcement Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act
U.S. merger enforcement has been active in recent years, involving legal challenges pursued under some newer theories. But can it go too far to bring certain challenges under Section 2 of the Sherman ...
22 Mar 202136min
#106 Is It Time to Rethink Section 230? The Debate Over the Liability Exemption for Internet Platforms
Section 230 of the 1996 federal Communications Decency Act immunizes online platforms from civil liability based on third-party content as well as for removing such content in certain circumstances. T...
15 Mar 202128min
