Author: Aron Solomon

First appeared in Western Journal By Aron Solomon Last week, a 3rd Circuit panel refused to revive the Department of Justice’s challenge to U.S. Sugar Corp.’s completed acquisition of Imperial Sugar Co. This decision has significant implications for the refined sugar market and deals a body blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to step up antitrust enforcement. The DOJ had filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block U.S. Sugar’s proposed acquisition of Imperial Sugar, arguing that the transaction would leave an overwhelming majority of refined sugar sales in the Southeast in the hands of only two producers. The government contended that this consolidation…

First appeared in BOXSCORE By Aron Solomon I’m in the camp of “don’t shoot the messenger” here: Matt Miller has taken some pretty massive social media heat for simply revealing here the new equation for compensating running backs. The idea of a long-term high-paying deal for running backs is, at least for now, a historical artifact, the stuff of fond memories for people who played that position and the fans who loved to watch them play. The National Football League (NFL) has seen a significant shift in the value of running backs in recent years. Teams are no longer willing to…

First appeared in BOXSCORE By Aron Solomon In January 2022, Swedish professional tennis player Mikael Ymer was charged with a potential anti-doping rule violation by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for missing three out-of-competition tests within a 12-month period. As Attorney John Lawlor explains, “The point of out-of-competition doping is to catch athletes who may be using banned substances during periods when they are not actively competing.” Ymer, whose career-high ranking is world number 50, fought the charges and was cleared by an independent tribunal of three arbitrators in June 2022. Despite this initial clearance, the ITF appealed the decision, leading to a…

First appeared in BOXSCORE By Aron Solomon I ended my most recent segment this week on ESPN radio by commenting on the emerging Northwestern University football scandal. The last thing I said was that I think the NCAA’s “death penalty” needs to be considered in this situation. The death penalty is the harshest penalty that an NCAA member school can receive, and it involves a ban from competing in a sport for at least one year. The term “death penalty” is obviously used as an unfortunate and anachronistic reference to capital punishment. This ultimate penalty has been implemented only five times in NCAA…

First appeared in Florida Daily By Aron Solomon Recent legislative reforms in Florida have had an impact on the insurance market in the state. In a surprisingly responsive move, Farmers Insurance announced on Tuesday that it will no longer offer coverage in the state of Florida. This decision will impact approximately 100,000 policies, including home, auto, and other types of insurance. The withdrawal of Farmers Insurance from the Florida market raises concerns about the stability of the insurance industry in the state and the potential for other insurers to follow suit. The decision by Farmers Insurance to pull out of Florida comes despite…

First appeared in Florida Daily By Aron Solomon As Reuters first reported on Monday, SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to recover $1.93 billion that the regulator seized during its takeover of the failed bank in March. The lawsuit alleges that the FDIC violated bankruptcy rules by transferring funds and refusing to honor SVB Financial’s demand to be paid. The seizure of the funds has caused significant financial damage to SVB Financial, which is now seeking to recover the money through the legal system. The company’s lawsuit claims that the…

Our Editor-in-Chief, Aron Solomon, spoke on NBC Bay Area about Elizabeth Holmes and her prison sentence being reduced by 2 years.

First appeared in BOXSCORE By Aron Solomon The NBA and its players have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement that went into effect on July 1st and will run through 2030. While the deal ensures labor stability, it will also create a small class of very rich players, a class of players earning the minimum, and will seriously harm most of the players earning money in the middle of the range.Here’s a complete rundown of everything that’s changing with the NBA’s new CBA. Apologies in advance for some of the depth necessary in this explainer – this new CBA isn’t always easy to…

First appeared in NewsBreak By Aron Solomon A recent Sunday New York Times had a puzzle more interesting than a crossword: Can a landlord (here, a landlord in Brooklyn who also lives in a unit in the building he rents) rent only to prospective tenants who agree not to cook meat or fish? A short personal anecdote here: I totally get that for a lot of people, cooking any kind of animal flesh indoors at home is kind of gross. I’m in this group. I get that it’s intensified, especially in old buildings, where odors can travel and linger. So I’m sympathetic and…

As first appeared in The Western Journal By Aron Solomon Over the long holiday weekend, Twitter users worldwide grappled with challenges while attempting to tweet or follow other accounts. These difficulties stemmed from a bug that arose as a result of recent restrictions imposed on user activity on the platform. On Saturday, frustrated users took to Twitter to voice their concerns, indicating that they were receiving “rate limit exceeded” notifications. This essentially meant that they had surpassed the platform’s predefined limit for the number of tweets or new accounts they could engage with within a specific timeframe. It was an interesting intellectual exercise…