Sports & Betting

  • March 24, 2025

    Judge OKs NIL Recruiting Rules Deal​​​​​​​ Between States, NCAA

    A Tennessee federal judge has signed off on a settlement that resolves antitrust litigation over the NCAA's practice of banning the use of possible name, image and likeness compensation when recruiting athletes.

  • March 24, 2025

    NFL Blew Chance To Keep Atty Fees, Ex-Player Tells 5th Circ.

    Former NFL player Michael Cloud, whose award of disability benefits by the league was reversed in 2023, told the Fifth Circuit that the league had forfeited its chance to reverse the awarding of attorney fees and should have its second attempt thrown out.

  • March 24, 2025

    UMich Students Sue Over Ex-Coach's Alleged Hacking

    Student-athletes are claiming the University of Michigan and a software company failed to safeguard their private information from an assistant football coach recently charged with computer crimes, filing a lawsuit one day after the former coach's indictment was unveiled.

  • March 24, 2025

    Jags Fraudster Says FanDuel Skewing Law To Escape Suit

    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 24, 2025

    ATP Rips Players' Coercion Claims As Tennis Feud Escalates

    The men's professional tennis tour — one of the organizations facing an antitrust class action in New York federal court by players accusing the groups of operating like a "cartel" — has vehemently denied an accusation that it was threatening players with punishment if they did not disavow the lawsuit.

  • March 24, 2025

    Justices Decline To Revisit Landmark Press Freedom Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied casino mogul and Trump donor Steve Wynn's bid to overturn a landmark ruling on press freedom that established a high evidentiary standard for public figures to pursue defamation claims.

  • March 21, 2025

    Attys Suing FIFA Say Humans, Not AI, Made Citation Errors

    Attorneys accusing soccer's international governing body, its Puerto Rican affiliate and a regional soccer association of trying to block local rivals told a Puerto Rico federal judge Friday that it was simply human oversight — not the use of artificial intelligence — that led to citation inaccuracies in recent filings.

  • March 21, 2025

    NHL, CHL Antitrust Suit May Require Plaintiff Line Change

    A Washington federal judge on Friday asked the National Hockey League if a rule that dictates where junior athletes can play restricted the freedom of player movement, but the judge also questioned if the wrong players were plaintiffs in an antitrust suit because they were never drafted by the premiere professional league.

  • March 21, 2025

    Lululemon Secures PTAB Decision Axing Nike Shoe Patent

    Lululemon persuaded a panel of administrative judges on Friday to wipe out all of the claims in a Nike footwear manufacturing patent, which Nike had already dropped from its New York suit against the athletic apparel retailer by the time that case went to trial earlier this month.

  • March 21, 2025

    Latham-Led Online Ticket Giant StubHub Files IPO

    Private equity- and venture-backed online ticket reseller StubHub Holdings Inc. on Friday filed its long-awaited initial public offering plans, represented by Latham & Waktins LLP and underwriters counsel Cooley LLP.

  • March 21, 2025

    Off The Bench: Celts Sold, Tennis 'Cartel,' DraftKings In Deep

    In this week's Off The Bench, two BigLaw titans help steer the record sale of a prestigious NBA franchise, tennis pros heap damning antitrust allegations on the sport's leadership, and DraftKings remains mired in a dispute over its use of baseball players' likenesses to promote their gambling offers.

  • March 21, 2025

    MGM Says Atty Fees Shouldn't Be Triple Mich. Worker's Award

    MGM Grand Casino said attorneys for a fired employee cannot recoup more than three times the $133,000 a Michigan federal jury awarded him earlier this year in his lawsuit alleging he was improperly denied religious accommodation from the company's COVID-19 vaccine policy.

  • March 21, 2025

    Football Player Hits NCAA With Latest Antitrust Eligibility Suit

    The NCAA is facing yet another antitrust challenge to its eligibility rules, this time from a college football player who says the organization unfairly denied him a waiver that would have allowed him to play at Rutgers University next season.

  • March 21, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Paul Weiss, Cooley

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Google acquires Wiz, QXO Inc. acquires Beacon Roofing Supply, and the Boston Celtics are bought by a group led by private equity firm co-founder William Chisholm.

  • March 21, 2025

    Ex-UM Football Coach Charged With Hacking Student Photos

    A former assistant coach for the University of Michigan football team hacked thousands of students' digital accounts and gained access to intimate photos, according to a 24-count federal indictment filed Thursday.

  • March 21, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen a sub-postmaster sue the Post Office and Fujitsu, Russian insurer Ingosstrakh hit the Financial Times with a defamation claim, and Britvic-owned Robinsons Soft Drinks file a passing off claim against Aldi. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 21, 2025

    Criminal Inaction Can Be Violence, Justices Rule In Mob Case

    A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction of an alleged New York mobster who argued he should not have been found guilty of a murder-for-hire scheme because he did not physically participate in the botched hit job.

  • March 20, 2025

    9th Circ. Judge Takes Aim At Calif. Gun Ruling On YouTube

    A Ninth Circuit judge on Thursday took to YouTube to issue a dissent over the court's decision to ban in California all high-capacity magazines for weapons, a move that several of his fellow judges lamented as "wildly improper" and said they needed to address "lest the genre proliferate."

  • March 20, 2025

    Payday Lender Gets Appeal On Lawyer's Blackmail Conflict

    The Second Circuit has decided to let a former payday lending executive, now incarcerated on charges that he ran a fraudulent $2 billion lending scheme, move ahead with a new appeal after hearing that his trial counsel faced blackmail from another client.

  • March 20, 2025

    'Skill Games' Don't Define One's Character, Court Says

    Pennsylvania regulators can't judge owners and operators of so-called skill games terminals as lacking "good character" solely because the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has concerns about the legality and effects of the games, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

  • March 20, 2025

    Feds Ask High Court To Nix Mich. Tribal Land Trust Row

    A Michigan tribe's analysis of a law governing the state's Indigenous land claims would allow it to purchase property anywhere and then compel the U.S. to take it into trust for its benefit, the Interior Department has told the Supreme Court, arguing the interpretation would render a bizarre result.

  • March 20, 2025

    Attys Suing FIFA Appear To Have Used AI In Fighting DQ Bid

    A Puerto Rico federal judge is threatening sanctions for attorneys accusing soccer's international governing body, its Puerto Rican affiliate and a regional soccer association of trying to block local rivals, after the attorneys appeared to use artificial intelligence to help write briefs containing citations to nonexistent cases.

  • March 20, 2025

    Fox Sues Mexico Media Cos. For $13M Over Broadcast Deal

    Fox and its streaming service Tubi have filed suit against a group of Mexican media companies in California federal court alleging they breached contracts over soccer-related broadcasting rights and failed to pay $13 million owed for sublicense agreements.

  • March 20, 2025

    Boston Marathon Organizers Can't Shed All Race Bias Claims

    A Black women's running club may continue pursuing some federal and state law racial bias claims against the nonprofit that oversees the Boston Marathon and a city along the course, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Thursday.

  • March 20, 2025

    Ex-Harvard Coach's Bias Suit Filed On Time, Judge Advises

    Harvard University shouldn't escape a former ice hockey coach's suit alleging she was forced into retirement for complaining that she was treated differently from her male colleagues, a Massachusetts federal judge recommended, saying her claims were filed within the statutory time limits.

Expert Analysis

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • A Look At 2024 NIL Rights And Economies In College Sports

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    Permutations in the arena of name, image and likeness affecting collegiate athletics have continued unabated this year, and practitioners and industry representatives should anticipate significant activity at schools and continuing legal changes at the state level, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Destination Skiing And The DOJ's Mountain Merger Challenge

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    Attorneys at Robins Kaplan consider what the U.S. Department of Justice's second request for information portends for Alterra's acquisition of Colorado's Arapahoe Basin ski area, exploring the potential consequences for market definition, industry consolidation and the transformation of the lift ticket market.

  • Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals

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    Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

  • High Court 'Violent Crimes' Case Tangled Up In Hypotheticals

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    In Delligatti v. U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on whether attempted murder constitutes a crime of violence, and because the court’s interpretive approach thus far has relied on hairsplitting legal hypotheticals with absurd results, Congress should repeal the underlying statute, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

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    Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

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    As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.

  • Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

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    Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.

  • Series

    Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.

  • How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources

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    Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

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