August 23, 2024
The NFL comes out of the Sunday Ticket trial with a clean slate, Dartmouth is hit with an unfair labor practice charge by its basketball players, and U.S. Tennis doesn't get a do-over on its handling of a sexual assault case. Law360 is here to catch you up on the sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.
August 19, 2024
A Florida federal judge denied the U.S. Tennis Association's request for a new trial in a case that held the organization liable for the sexual assault of player Kylie McKenzie at the hands of her coach, leaving in place a $9 million jury verdict.
June 26, 2024
Tennis pro Kylie McKenzie has urged a Florida federal court to keep intact a $9 million judgment and deny the U.S. Tennis Association's bid for a new trial, arguing the organization is liable for the sexual assault she suffered at the hands of her coach.
June 07, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, the NFL stands trial in a massive antitrust class action over its Sunday Ticket broadcast package, a series of sports betting crackdowns makes waves in the MLB and the NBA, and the U.S. Tennis Association denies any liability for a player's sexual assault by her coach.
June 05, 2024
The U.S. Tennis Association is pushing to undo a $9 million verdict over its failure to shield player Kylie McKenzie from her coach's sexual abuse, telling a Florida federal judge that the jury's decision is "against the weight of the evidence."
May 10, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter will plead guilty, an NBA star wins in his clash with the agent who sought to represent him, and a tennis player who was abused by her former coach is awarded $9 million.
May 07, 2024
The U.S. Tennis Association has been ordered to pay $9 million to tennis pro Kylie McKenzie, who has waged a legal battle against the organization over its failure to shield her from sexual abuse at the hands of her coach at a Florida training center.
February 20, 2024
A Florida federal judge has sided with tennis pro Kylie McKenzie, finding that the U.S. Tennis Association did not do enough to monitor her coach Anibal Aranda, who sexually assaulted her.
October 03, 2023
Tennis pro Kylie McKenzie's battle with the U.S. Tennis Association intensified this week as each side asked a Florida federal judge to determine whether the organization holds any responsibility for failing to shield McKenzie from the sexual abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of her coach.
April 25, 2023
A Florida federal judge has declined to toss a suit accusing the U.S. Tennis Association of failing to prevent a coach from sexually assaulting pro tennis player Kylie McKenzie, saying she plausibly alleged the sport's national governing body knew the coach had a history of sexual assault.