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October 10, 2024
Faulty New Balance Shoes Killed Olympian's Career, Suit Says
An athlete, who previously competed in two Summer Olympics, claims she missed this year's Paris Games after suffering a "career-ending injury" due to defective running shoes provided by her sponsor, New Balance, according to a lawsuit filed in Rhode Island federal court.
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October 10, 2024
Hurricane Delays Key Deadlines In NASCAR Antitrust Suit
A North Carolina federal judge is delaying a key hearing in the ongoing monopoly suit between Michael Jordan's racing team and NASCAR, granting the motorsports league's request for more time as its employees deal with the impact of Hurricane Milton.
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October 10, 2024
Longtime Minnesota Twins Owners Put Team Up For Sale
The Pohlad family on Thursday announced plans to explore a sale of the Minnesota Twins, ending a 40-year reign of ownership, and has brought on Hogan Lovells as legal counsel, a source familiar with the matter told Law360.
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October 10, 2024
George Foreman Unlikely To Get '70s Sex Assault Suit Trimmed
A California federal judge was skeptical Thursday of boxing legend George Foreman's bid to trim alleged conduct that occurred in Texas and Florida from a lawsuit claiming he groomed and sexually abused a teenage girl in the 1970s.
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October 10, 2024
Ga. Judge Tosses Emory, Falcon Bids To Avoid Doc's Bias Suit
A Georgia federal judge has ruled that a doctor's amended complaint for his discrimination, retaliation and defamation lawsuit against Emory Healthcare Inc. and the Atlanta Falcons Football Club mooted their motions to dismiss the doctor's claims against them.
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October 10, 2024
Nike Rips Report In TM Suit, Rival Wants $6.75M In Fees
Nike has pushed back on a report finding that its behavior toward a Pennsylvania apparel company during a trademark dispute was severe enough to support ordering Nike to pay attorney fees, with the smaller company saying it is owed about $6.75 million in fees.
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October 10, 2024
Rock Climbing School Not Covered In Fall Suit, Insurer Says
An insurer said it doesn't owe coverage to a rock climbing school in an underlying suit brought by the family of a teenager who was injured after he fell 35 feet while climbing, telling a North Carolina federal court that the policy does not provide coverage for joint ventures.
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October 10, 2024
Ex-NFLer Can't Get Sanctions For Dropped Sexual Abuse Suit
A Colorado state judge on Wednesday denied awarding attorney fees to a former NFL player-turned-reptile-shipper as a sanction, concluding it wasn't clear that the now-dismissed lawsuit by a former employee who accused him of sexually abusing her and then firing her was brought in bad faith or without any factual foundation.
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October 10, 2024
Sports Tech Sees Threefold Increase In M&A Deal Values
The sports tech sector saw a more than threefold increase in merger and acquisition deal values in the first half of this year compared with the second half of 2023, with more than $27 billion in transactions led by Silver Lake's $13 billion take-private acquisition of Endeavor Group, according to a report released by global tech investment bank Drake Star on Thursday.
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October 10, 2024
Hyundai Plans IPO For Indian Biz, Plus More Rumors
Hyundai's Indian unit is eyeing a massive $3.3 billion initial public offering, rumors are swirling regarding ownership stakes of major European soccer clubs, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund may buy a $1 billion minority stake in sports-streaming giant DAZN. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable rumors from the past week.
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October 10, 2024
Ivy League Athletes Whiff On Scholarship Antitrust Suit
A Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday snuffed out a proposed antitrust class action from college athletes challenging the Ivy League's longstanding ban on athletic scholarships, ruling the complaint did not identify a specific market harmed by the policy.
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October 10, 2024
Manchester United Names Ex-Addleshaw Atty As New GC
Manchester United PLC has chosen one of its existing lawyers as general counsel following the departure of Patrick Stewart earlier in 2024, the club confirmed to Law360 Thursday.
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October 10, 2024
Ex-NBA Pro Seeks Leniency In Health Fraud Sentencing
A former NBA player who pled guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud the league's healthcare plan and became a government witness has asked a Manhattan federal judge to be sentenced "as leniently as possible" and to only be assessed a $100 fine.
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October 10, 2024
Lawmakers Want Calif. Colleges To Flex NIL Muscle
As states across the country pass new laws for college athletes to earn money for their name, image and likeness, California lawmakers are encouraging universities there to make use of the considerable NIL provisions already on the books.
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October 09, 2024
Deadspin Must Face KC Chiefs Fans' Defamation Suit
A Delaware state judge has rejected Deadspin's bid to toss a defamation suit by parents of a 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan who allege the sports news outlet published an article wrongly accusing their son of being raised to be a racist due to his game-day attire.
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October 09, 2024
Atlanta Braves Pitch Dismissal Or Transfer Of Defamation Suit
The Atlanta Braves urged a Texas federal judge to dismiss or transfer a defamation lawsuit filed by an auction house alleging the team purposely maligned its image by leaking false claims to the media that the auctioneer was selling memorabilia to which it had no rights.
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October 09, 2024
Conn. College Settles Fired Coach's Sex Discrimination Claim
The former head coach of a Connecticut college's women's lacrosse team has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit claiming that he faced sex discrimination in a "hypersensitive" environment and was wrongfully fired for unprofessionalism, even though women who engaged in similar conduct went unpunished.
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October 09, 2024
NY Mets Parent Co. Accused Of Selling Biometric Data For Profit
Sterling Mets LP — the owner of the New York Mets baseball franchise — has been hit with a proposed class action alleging that it illegally shares biometric identifier information from Citi Field's visitors for a profit.
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October 09, 2024
Logan Paul Brand Can't Block Messi Drink Collab, Suit Says
The maker of White Claw has sued social media influencer and pro wrestler Logan Paul's sports beverage company Prime Hydration, seeking a declaration from a New York federal court that its recent collaboration with soccer legend Lionel Messi on a beverage doesn't infringe Prime's trademarks.
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October 09, 2024
Michael Jordan's Race Team Seeks Injunction In NASCAR Suit
Two racing teams, including one owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, on Wednesday asked a North Carolina federal judge for a ruling allowing them to continue racing in 2025 while a lawsuit alleging NASCAR exploits its economic power to dominate the motorsports racing market plays out, and also requested expedited discovery in the suit.
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October 09, 2024
National Basketball Players Association Head Joins JAMS
An attorney known for becoming the first woman to head a major professional sports union in North America has decided to take the next step of her career at JAMS, the alternative dispute resolution service announced on Tuesday.
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October 09, 2024
Frost Brown Ducks Malpractice Suit Over League Trademarks
A Delaware Superior Court judge has tossed a malpractice suit alleging that Frost Brown Todd LLP failed to adequately investigate infringement issues with trademarks a football league sought to use in the relaunch of the United States Football League.
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October 09, 2024
NFL Settles Racism, Retaliation Suit From Reporter Jim Trotter
Award-winning sports journalist Jim Trotter and the National Football League on Wednesday agreed to settle his federal lawsuit accusing the league and its media arm of retaliating against him for persistently raising concerns about discriminatory hiring.
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October 08, 2024
Pro Golfer Looks To 2nd Circ. For Second Swing At NYC
A PGA Tour golfer who suffered "severe and permanent injuries" is taking his trip-and-fall lawsuit against the city of New York back to the Second Circuit, looking to bypass the finding of a federal judge in Manhattan who found that the city was never put on notice about the dangers of the crosswalk that allegedly caused his fall.
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October 08, 2024
Vince McMahon Accuser Wants Freedom To Air 'Toxic' Culture
A woman accusing former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. executive chair Vince McMahon in Connecticut federal court of pressuring her into performing sex acts in exchange for an entry-level job has asked both McMahon and the company to voluntarily waive nondisclosure agreements, saying she and other accusers could help reform WWE's "toxic and sexualized culture."
Expert Analysis
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Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice
The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.
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In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State
On June 28, the modern administrative state, where courts deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, died when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — but it is survived by many cases decided under the Chevron framework, say Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland.
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Series
After Chevron: Impact On Indian Law May Be Muted
Agency interpretations of Indian law statutes that previously stood the test of judicial review are likely to withstand new challenges even after the end of Chevron deference, but litigation in the area is all but certain, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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How To Clean Up Your Generative AI-Produced Legal Drafts
As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.
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Opinion
Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron
The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.
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3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron
The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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Roundup
After Chevron
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard in June, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 36 different rulemaking and litigation areas.
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Opinion
FIFA Maternity Policy Shows Need For Federal Paid Leave
While FIFA and other employers taking steps to provide paid parental leave should be applauded, the U.S. deserves a red card for being the only rich nation in the world that offers no such leave, says Dacey Romberg at Sanford Heisler.
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Opinion
Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem
The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.
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Series
Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.
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Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule
Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.
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After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1
The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.
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Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers
BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
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What Companies Should Consider Amid Multistate AG Actions
The rise of multistate attorney general actions is characterized by increased collaboration and heightened scrutiny across various industries — including Big Tech and gaming — and though coalitions present challenges for targeted companies, they also offer opportunities for streamlined resolutions and coordinated public relations efforts, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.