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...Still Legal? That risk, however, became somewhat less considerable two years ago. In 2007 the Supreme Court overturned a nearly century-old ruling that used to make these types of pricing deals inherently illegal. Now such practices must be evaluated under "the rule of reason." For the plaintiffs to win, anticompetitive effects of the minimum-pricing agreement between the manufacturer and retailer must outweigh the pro-competitive effects. That's not an easy case to make. If a manufacturer's sales increased as a result of its deal with Babies "R" Us, the company can argue that it will produce...
...strongly denies the allegations and shall continue to vigorously defend this action." The attorneys for Britax, Medela and BabyBjörn did not return requests for comment. Barring a settlement, plaintiff lawyer Fegan expects the case to go to trial in 2010. "These cases are very hard to win," says Lino Graglia, an antitrust expert who teaches at the University of Texas School of Law. "But if this is an instance of a powerful retailer trying to protect itself instead of trying to provide a service to the consumer, it has to be seen as a potential winner...
...stirrups, bending forward and surfing the motion of the horse as it galloped. What happened was, they went faster - 5% to 7% faster between 1890 and 1900, as more and more riders adopted the idea. That's a huge bump in speed in a sport that invented the term "win by a nose." In 1897, riders in the U.K. began picking up the practice, and by 1910, they were moving faster too. (See pictures of the Royal Ascot...
...country as Bob McNamara's, one overriding lesson bombards my mind: nationalist wars, civil wars, tribal and religious wars--they can never be won by Americans. As long as we're there and willing to fight and die, we won't lose. But in the end, we can't win either unless we realize that it must be their war--a war for the South Vietnamese to fight for their freedom and a war for Afghans to fight for theirs. We can help, but it must be theirs...
...Spilborghs, with just one out, the fans suddenly burst into a thunderous applause. “That’s weird,” I thought to myself. “Isn’t that generally reserved for a closer who’s about to seal the win...