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Beyond The Box Score: A Look At Collective Bargaining Agreements In Professional Sports And Their Effect On Competition, Ryan T. Dryer
Beyond The Box Score: A Look At Collective Bargaining Agreements In Professional Sports And Their Effect On Competition, Ryan T. Dryer
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Most sports fans have at least the limited understanding that collective bargaining agreements govern the employer-employee relationships between the owners of professional sports teams and players' associations. Indeed, sports have become a big business in the United States, and the media coverage of sports has extended beyond reporting statistics and scores to include all dealings associated with the business.' Every year (at various times depending on the sport), fans are bombarded with numbers detailing signing bonuses, salary cap implications, arbitration results, incentive-laden contracts, and a multitude of other terms that boggle the mind of the layperson. As most sports fans …
Does Competition Constitute An Injury - Defining Injury In The Missouri Motor Fuel Marketing Act, Timothy D. Steffens
Does Competition Constitute An Injury - Defining Injury In The Missouri Motor Fuel Marketing Act, Timothy D. Steffens
Missouri Law Review
The purpose of the Missouri Motor Fuel Marketing Act (MFMA) 2 is to prevent predatory pricing in the motor fuel retail industry that would ultimately harm consumers through monopolistic takeovers.3 The Act prohibits certain below-cost sales of motor fuel by a retailer intended to or having the effect of unfairly diverting trade from a competitor, inducing the purchase of other merchandise, or otherwise injuring competitors.4 In State ex rel. Nixon v. QuikTrip Corp., the Missouri Supreme Court interpreted certain language in the MFMA for the first time. The court defined the statutory terms "competitor" and "injure," and established what the …