March 28, 2025
In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA fires its latest salvo against paying wages to college athletes, the legal fallout from hacking allegations against a former University of Michigan football coach intensifies, and the men's tennis tour fights back against claims of intimidation.
March 24, 2025
A man accusing FanDuel of enabling his gambling addiction that he says led to his conviction for embezzling $20 million from the Jacksonville Jaguars said the company is misconstruing a key legal concept in an attempt to escape his lawsuit.
March 10, 2025
FanDuel is looking to squash a lawsuit filed by a former Jacksonville Jaguars employee jailed for embezzling millions from the team, slamming the man's "baseless" and "farfetched" claims that the online sportsbook preyed on his addiction and enabled his crimes.
March 03, 2025
A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee urged a New York federal court to deny FanDuel's bid to arbitrate his claims in a lawsuit that alleges the company facilitated a gambling addiction, saying the company aggressively lured him with predatory tactics and must be held accountable.
February 21, 2025
The former NFL team administrator now imprisoned for embezzlement is bound by an arbitration clause in his FanDuel contract, the betting platform argued Friday in its motion to send a $250 million New York federal lawsuit to arbitration.
January 03, 2025
A former employee of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars who's in federal prison for embezzling millions to spend on online gambling on Friday dropped Fox Corp. and Boyd Gaming Corp. from his $250 million suit accusing the betting platform FanDuel of preying on his addiction.
October 04, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, friction over the pending settlement in the vast NCAA name, image and likeness compensation class action fuels an attorney feud, the widow of a "Hard Knocks" production assistant blames the league for his death, and Michael Jordan accuses NASCAR of having a motorsports monopoly.
October 01, 2024
A former employee of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars who's in federal prison for embezzling millions to spend on online gambling sued FanDuel for $250 million in New York federal court Tuesday, accusing the betting platform of preying on his addiction to encourage him to continue.