September 25, 2024
New York Knicks owner James Dolan has asked the Second Circuit to reconsider an order allowing his deposition, arguing it's part of a "relentless campaign" by former player Charles Oakley to broaden the scope of the lawsuit he filed after being ejected from a game in 2017.
September 13, 2024
In this week’s Off The Bench, NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson is once again accused of sexual assault, and a group of former University of Michigan football players sue the NCAA for more than $50 million in NIL-related damages. In case you were sidelined this week, Law360 is here to catch you up on the sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.
September 10, 2024
New York Knicks owner James Dolan may be deposed in a suit by former player Charles Oakley over his ejection from the stands during a 2017 game, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
June 27, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge said New York Knicks legend Charles Oakley can't pause his suit against team owner James Dolan and Madison Square Garden over his ejection from a 2017 game while he asks the Second Circuit for a new judge.
June 20, 2023
Counsel for former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley said they plan to appeal a New York federal court's denial of their bid to change judges in his suit against Madison Square Garden and team owner James Dolan.
June 14, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge shot down a request to recuse himself in former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley's suit against Madison Square Garden and team owner James Dolan over his ejection from the stands in a 2017 game, saying the court's previous dismissal of the case is not a legitimate reason to ask for a recusal.
February 08, 2023
Incomplete video footage of ex-Knicks player Charles Oakley being thrown out of Madison Square Garden doesn't support a federal judge's decision to end his suit against Knicks owner James Dolan, a plaintiffs bar group told the Second Circuit on Tuesday.
March 08, 2022
Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley urged the Second Circuit on Tuesday to revive his assault lawsuit against Madison Square Garden and its chairman, saying a jury — not a judge — should determine whether security used excessive force when they booted him from the arena in 2017.
December 03, 2021
Former Knicks star Charles Oakley told a Manhattan federal judge that Madison Square Garden and its chairman can't pursue sanctions over a protracted legal battle regarding his 2017 ejection from the arena because the case was brought in good faith and has already been dismissed.
November 29, 2021
Sanctions should be imposed on former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley and his counsel from Wigdor LLP for using an assault lawsuit built on "bald-faced lies" to orchestrate a "smear campaign" against Madison Square Garden, a representative for the famed arena told a Manhattan federal judge Monday.