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Jun 2023
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Will the PGA-LIV Golf Deal Pass Antitrus...

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Litigator Patrick Luff, founding partner of the Luff Law Firm, discusses the merger of the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed challenger LIV Golf, and the antitrust implications. June Grasso hosts.

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