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

<p>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.</p> <p><strong>With special guests:</strong></p> <p>Julian Perlman, BakerHostetler and Sathya Gosselin, Hausfeld LLP</p> <p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/259/200" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs et al., 259 U.S. 200 (1922) </a></p> <p><a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/346/356" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc., 346 U.S. 356 (1953) </a></p> <p><a href= "https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/407/258/#tab-opinion-1949791" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flood v. Kuhn, 407 U.S. 258 (1972)</a></p> <p><strong>Hosted by:</strong></p> <p>Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC and Melissa Maxman, Cohen & Gresser LLP</p>