This project was completed by Intensity. Intensity joined Secretariat on February 1, 2023.
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies aid in the identification and recovery of companion animals, including dogs, cats, birds, horses, and other pets. One participant in the industry was accused of antitrust violations due to tying of pet RFID scanners to microchips by use of encryption. This participant was also accused of using the threat of patent litigation to foreclose another participant from entering the U.S. marketplace for implantable microchips.
Intensity performed an analysis of the effects on competition from actions alleged to violate antitrust laws. Intensity also evaluated the financial impact of the anticompetitive conduct in the marketplace to determine an appropriate measure of economic damages.
Our work involved an examination of the pertinent industries, an identification of the relevant antitrust markets, and an assessment of market power. Intensity analyzed anticompetitive conduct and its financial effects in relation to other factors influencing industry performance. Intensity evaluated product sales performance in relation to pricing, functionality, sales strategy, product distribution, industry standards, and network effects, among other factors.
Justice for Players and Diarra Damages Claims
In this article, Amran Nawaz and Allan Ingraham along with Ben Cisneros and Sam Kasoulis of Morgan Sports Law discuss the JFP class action. They explore whether similar class actions could be brought by players, agents and/or clubs before the English courts, whether claims could be brought before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and how such claims might be quantified.
Tamika Tremaglio Quoted in The Washington Post on WNBA CBA Negotiations
Managing Director Tamika Tremaglio was featured in The Washington Post discussing the WNBA’s collective bargaining negotiations and the players’ growing leverage to pursue innovative financial models, including equity stakes. She emphasized that today’s athletes better understand their value and may have access to unique alternatives if negotiations do not end the way players want.
Public Policy Can Encourage Physicians to Practice in Underserved Areas
In a column for Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Secretariat Director Stephanie Khoury, Jonathan M. Leganza, and Alex Masucci discuss new evidence that shows the effectiveness of government-designated Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in attracting physicians to areas of need.