Sports & Betting

  • July 31, 2024

    Fla. Jury Awards $8.3M In Spat Over Sale Of Pro Player Brand

    A Florida jury has awarded Perry Ellis $8.3 million after finding that United Legwear Co. purposely depressed the value of Perry Ellis' Pro Player brand under a licensing agreement to avoid paying fair market value when it purchased the brand later.

  • July 31, 2024

    NFL Finds Judge Open To Tossing $4.7B Sunday Ticket Award

    A California federal judge appeared open Wednesday to the NFL's argument that he should throw out a jury's stunning $4.7 billion antitrust verdict over the league's Sunday Ticket television package, saying he has "trouble" with the jury's damages award and suggesting that jurors may have disregarded his instructions.

  • July 31, 2024

    Gov't Fights Doctor's Bid For New Trial In NBA Fraud Case

    Federal prosecutors are urging a New York district judge to reject a request for a retrial from a Seattle doctor found guilty for his role in a vast NBA fraudulent healthcare scheme, arguing that it properly admitted its evidence at trial, and it was more than enough to support the guilty verdict.

  • July 31, 2024

    Ex-NFL Player Avoids Contempt Hearing In Reptile Biz Suit

    Former professional football player Chadwick Brown and his ex-business partner have resolved a lawsuit in which Brown was accused of trying to strip the partner of his stake in the company, avoiding a contempt hearing over the partner's concerns about not getting paid the $200,000 he was owed under a settlement deal.

  • July 31, 2024

    Chancery Keeps Challenge To $1.5B Genius Sports Deal Alive

    Stockholders of a blank check company that took sports data company Genius Sports Ltd. public have overcome a bid to spike their Delaware Court of Chancery challenge to the $1.5 billion deal.

  • July 31, 2024

    DraftKings Closes NFT Platform Over 'Legal Developments'

    DraftKings has announced that it is shuttering its nonfungible token marketplace due to "recent legal developments," with the decision coming weeks after a Massachusetts federal judge permitted a proposed securities class action involving the marketplace to move forward.

  • July 31, 2024

    NCAA Wants Prize-Money Restrictions In Place During Suit

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association has urged a North Carolina federal judge to keep in place its rules barring college athletes from collecting outside prize money during a lawsuit challenging their legality, arguing the case is simply about money, not pressing circumstances.

  • July 31, 2024

    Canadian Soccer Team Can't Undo Drone Spying Sanctions

    The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday left in place a six-point deduction for the Canadian women's soccer team at the Paris Olympics following revelations that team officials used drones to surveil the New Zealand team's practice ahead of the opening ceremonies.

  • July 30, 2024

    4th Circ. Refuses To Certify Class Of Golf Course Investors

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday declined to reverse a lower court order denying class certification to a group of Chinese investors who allege their money was used to purchase several golf courses, ruling they are not similar enough to make certification proper.

  • July 30, 2024

    Atty Teams Wrestle In Chancery Over WWE Merger Suit Pick

    Two legal tag teams have pitched competing bids to lead a Delaware Court of Chancery suit aimed at World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and its $21.4 million merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship, with one stressing the depth of its complaint and the other, in part, stressing depth of experience in pressing sexual misconduct claims.

  • July 30, 2024

    Fla. County Board OKs Funding For $1.3B MLB Stadium

    A Florida county's commissioners on Tuesday approved $312.5 million in funding to go toward a new, $1.3 billion stadium for MLB's Tampa Bay Rays team.

  • July 30, 2024

    Wash. Gym, Insurer Settle Athlete Abuse Coverage Dispute

    An insurer and a gym jointly asked a Washington state federal court to dismiss the insurer's lawsuit seeking to escape any defense or indemnification obligations for an underlying suit from an underage cheerleader's mother, who accused the gym of providing a space for its founder to sexually assault her daughter.

  • July 30, 2024

    Gruden Makes Last-Ditch Bid To Keep NFL Feud In Court

    Former NFL coach Jon Gruden is making another push to keep his contract interference and conspiracy suit against the league in open court, calling on the entire Nevada Supreme Court to examine whether the case should be shuffled to arbitration.

  • July 30, 2024

    Pickleball Paddle Co. Says Error, Not Fraud, Led To 'False' Ads

    Joola-brand pickleball paddle maker Sport Squad Inc. is blasting accusations that it falsely marketed its equipment as approved for tournament play, instead blaming an administrative error that has given rise to a sprawling proposed class action.

  • July 30, 2024

    Vista Delays Vote On CSG Deal To Review Alternative Paths

    Vista Outdoor Inc. on Tuesday delayed its shareholder vote on the sale of its sporting products division, The Kinetic Group, to Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group AS to begin a review of strategic alternatives, which includes evaluating a competing bid from Dallas-based MNC Capital Partners LP.

  • July 29, 2024

    Comcast Reaches Deal To Bring Bally Sports Back To Xfinity

    Comcast has reached an agreement with the bankrupt owner of Bally Sports to again distribute its regional sports networks to Xfinity TV customers, according to an announcement made Monday.

  • July 29, 2024

    Okla. Soccer Club Can't Use Disputed Stadium During Suit

    An Oklahoma soccer team cannot use its chosen home stadium while it sues the parent league for denying it access to the facility, a federal judge determined Monday, ruling the plaintiffs have failed to show the existence of an enforceable contract.

  • July 29, 2024

    Sky Zone Operator Gets Injury Claims Sent To Arbitration

    The operators of a Sky Zone-branded trampoline park in the Chicago area have successfully pushed out of court a father's claims that his son was injured at the facility, after an Illinois appellate panel ruled that an arbitrator must determine if the waiver agreement the mother signed is in fact enforceable.

  • July 29, 2024

    Blind Fan Says Baseball Apparel Website Is Inaccessible

    The website for a popular baseball-themed apparel dealer is inaccessible to visually impaired viewers, a blind fan has claimed in a proposed class action filed in New York federal court on Monday.

  • July 29, 2024

    Ex-Volunteer Hit With $30M Judgment For Filming Minor

    A former youth swim team volunteer currently serving 25 years in federal prison for creating and distributing child pornography must pay $30 million to a girl he purportedly photographed in his bathroom without her knowledge when she was underage, a Connecticut state judge has ruled.

  • July 29, 2024

    Boxing Manager Nears Default Win In RICO Suit

    A boxing manager welcomed a California federal court's decision to award him $9.5 million as part of a default judgment against a now-defunct management company in a racketeering case but requested an increase to the court's award of legal fees.

  • July 29, 2024

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Litigation linked to Elon Musk sparked several filings in Delaware's Court of Chancery last week, including a call for sanctions and hand-wringing about a proposed multibillion-dollar attorney fee. Here, Law360 looks at this and other highlights from last week in Delaware's Chancery Court.

  • July 29, 2024

    Law Firm Can't Nix $2.9M Judgment Over Concussion Fees

    A law firm that represented National Football League players in a multidistrict litigation over the league's handling of concussions can't avoid a litigation funding agency's $2.9 million judgment against it, after a Pennsylvania federal judge shot down Mitnick Law Office's arguments that the fees being garnished fell under various exceptions.

  • July 26, 2024

    Off The Bench: NBA Signs Mega Deals, Jerry Jones Settles

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NBA signed $77 billion worth of telecast and streaming deals while longtime league broadcaster TNT challenged the decision, Jerry Jones' suit against his alleged daughter settled while jurors were at lunch, and Pennsylvania's high court agreed to hear an appeal relating to Pittsburgh's jock tax, a fee applied to nonresident professional athletes.

  • July 26, 2024

    NCAA's $2.8B NIL Deal, Revenue-Sharing Plan Sent To Judge

    A $2.78 billion deal to settle a massive class action targeting the NCAA's name, image and likeness compensation rules was submitted to a California federal judge for preliminary approval Friday, allowing for revenue sharing with athletes across all sports.

Expert Analysis

  • Understanding Discovery Obligations In Era Of Generative AI

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    Attorneys and businesses must adapt to the unique discovery challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence, such as chatbot content and prompts, while upholding the principles of fairness, transparency and compliance with legal obligations in federal civil litigation, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • 3 Evolving Issues Shaping The College Sports Legal Playbook

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    Conference realignment will seem tame compared to the regulatory and policy developments likely to transform college sports in the near future, addressing questions surrounding the employment status of student-athletes, athlete compensation and transgender athletes, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

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    ESG Around The World: Mexico

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    ESG has yet to become part of the DNA of the Mexican business model, but huge strides are being made in that direction, as more stakeholders demand that companies adopt, at the least, a modicum of sustainability commitments and demonstrate how they will meet them, says Carlos Escoto at Galicia Abogados.

  • The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Programs At Law Firms

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    In today's competitive legal hiring market, an intentionally designed training program for law school graduates awaiting bar admission can be an effective way of creating a pipeline of qualified candidates, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.

  • FTC Warning Letters Note 5 Mistakes For Influencers To Avoid

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    The Federal Trade Commission recently sent warning letters to two trade associations and 12 health influencers over their social media posts, offering insight into how the agency plans to enforce its updated endorsement guides and highlighting five concerns to keep in mind for marketing campaigns, says Gonzalo Mon at Kelley Drye.

  • Attorneys Have An Ethical Duty To Protect The Judiciary

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    The tenor of public disagreement and debate has become increasingly hostile against judges, and though the legislative branch is trying to ameliorate this safety gap, lawyers have a moral imperative and professional requirement to stand with judges in defusing attacks against them and their rulings, says Deborah Winokur at Cozen O'Connor.

  • AI Can Help Lawyers Overcome The Programming Barrier

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    Legal professionals without programming expertise can use generative artificial intelligence to harness the power of automation and other technology solutions to streamline their work, without the steep learning curve traditionally associated with coding, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World

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    As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the legal landscape, law schools must integrate technology and curricula that address AI’s innate challenges — from ethics to data security — to help students stay ahead of the curve, say Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics, Ryan Abbott at JAMS and Karen Silverman at Cantellus Group.

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    ESG Around The World: South Korea

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    Numerous ESG trends have materialized in South Korea in the past three years, with impacts ranging from greenwashing prevention and carbon neutrality measures to workplace harassment and board diversity initiatives, say Chang Wook Min and Hyun Chan Jung at Jipyong.

  • General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI

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    With the rise of accessible and powerful generative artificial intelligence solutions, it is imperative for general counsel to understand the use and application of data for myriad important activities, from evaluating the e-discovery process to monitoring compliance analytics and more, says Colin Levy at Malbek.

  • Navigating Discovery Of Generative AI Information

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    As generative artificial intelligence tools become increasingly ubiquitous, companies must make sure to preserve generative AI data when there is reasonable expectation of litigation, and to include transcripts in litigation hold notices, as they may be relevant to discovery requests, say Nick Peterson and Corey Hauser at Wiley.

  • Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys With ADHD

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    Given the prevalence of ADHD among attorneys, it is imperative that the legal community gain a better understanding of how ADHD affects well-being, and that resources and strategies exist for attorneys with this disability to manage their symptoms and achieve success, say Casey Dixon at Dixon Life Coaching and Krista Larson at Stinson.

  • A Look At DOJ's New Nationwide Investment Fraud Approach

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    Investment fraud charges are increasingly being brought in unlikely venues across the country, and the rationale behind the U.S. Department of Justice's approach could well be the heightened legal standards in connection with prosecuting investment fraud, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • 7 NIL Considerations For Brand Deals With Student-Athletes

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    While the constantly changing laws, rules and regulations for name, image and likeness in collegiate athletics are difficult to navigate, the benefits of a brand's successful NIL marketing campaign can outweigh the challenge of traversing this complex framework, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New Era Of Evidence

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    Technological advancements mean more direct evidence is being created than ever before, and attorneys as well as law schools must modify their methods to account for new challenges in how this evidence is collected and used to try cases, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

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