Phillies Sue To Keep Player Stats Program Exclusive

By Ryan Harroff

The Philadelphia Phillies took the owners of a baseball statistics and analytics program it paid extra to have exclusive access to into Pennsylvania state court for allegedly working to "circumvent" that exclusivity and sell parts of the system to other teams.

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'Biased' Arbitration At Stake As Flores, NFL Speak To 2nd Circ.

By David Steele

A Second Circuit panel weighing former NFL coach Brian Flores' discrimination suit against the league acknowledged Tuesday that shipping the aggrieved coach's dispute to arbitration could pave a new course in corporate dispute settlement.

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NCAA Makes New Bid To Sink Athletes' Wage Suit

By Irene Spezzamonte

A group of student-athletes still failed to show that their colleges, universities and the NCAA had the joint control typical of employers even after their cases took a trip to the Third Circuit, the association told a Pennsylvania federal court, launching a renewed bid to toss the students' suit.

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Pro Tennis Player Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm $9M Abuse Ruling

By David Minsky

A professional tennis player who was awarded $9 million over claims of sexual abuse from her coach has asked the Eleventh Circuit to uphold the ruling, arguing that a Florida federal court properly found the training facility should have done more to protect her based on the evidence.

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DraftKings Says $1,000 Deposit Bonus Promo Not Deceptive

By Elaine Briseño

DraftKings has asked a New York federal judge to toss a lawsuit that accuses the gambling company of running a misleading marketing scheme, arguing the terms of a promised $1,000 in credits for new registrants are clearly stated.

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Sports Shooting Org. Wants NJ Nuisance Law Case Revived

By Carla Baranauckas

The National Shooting Sports Foundation is pushing a New Jersey federal court to reopen its case challenging a law that would hold firearms manufacturers and sellers liable for crimes by people who have bought their guns, accusing the Garden State's attorney general of "hoodwinking" the Third Circuit two years ago in promising not to enforce the law.

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11th Circ. Weighs Muldrow Ruling In ASU Gender Bias Case

By Kelcey Caulder

Alabama State University on Tuesday faced an Eleventh Circuit judge's question on whether its argument for reversing a gender discrimination win for the school's former softball coach holds up under the U.S. Supreme Court's Muldrow ruling for Title VII claims.

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FIFA Cites New 'Nonexistent' Quotes By Attys Accused Of AI

By Bryan Koenig

Soccer's international governing body pressed a Puerto Rico federal judge Tuesday to sanction attorneys accusing it and others of trying to block island rivals, arguing that in trying to rebut claims they used artificial intelligence that cited nonexistent cases, the lawyers introduced "new defective citations and nonexistent quotations."

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NCAA Baseball Coaches Ask Court To OK $49M Wage-Fix Deal

By Hailey Konnath

A group of Division I volunteer baseball coaches has asked a California federal court to sign off on a proposed settlement under which the NCAA would pay $49.25 million to roughly 1,000 coaches to resolve their proposed antitrust class action challenging a since-repealed "uniform wage fix" bylaw.

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High 5 Subsidiary Can't Skirt $25M Jury Award, Class Argues

By Greg Lamm

A lead plaintiff in a class action told a Washington federal judge to allow an unjust enrichment claim against a High 5 Games subsidiary, arguing that a 2022 asset transfer is being used as a ploy to avoid paying $25 million that a jury awarded the class Feb. 7, finding gambling addicts were targeted with social casino-style mobile apps.

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Gymnast's Estate Drops Suit Over Fatal Training Injury

By Brian Steele

The estate of a 20-year-old Southern Connecticut State University gymnast who suffered a fatal injury during a 2019 training exercise has withdrawn a lawsuit against the school and its former women's gymnastics coach, state court records show.

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Jenner & Block Latest BigLaw Firm Targeted In Trump Order

By Alison Knezevich

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at Jenner & Block LLP, suspending security clearances for its employees and taking other actions in response to the firm's pro bono work and a former partner's role as a top deputy to former special counsel Robert Mueller.

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Fix It Early, Do Your Homework: Bank Legal Chiefs Share Tips

By Sarah Jarvis

Deutsche Bank's chief legal officer advised firms facing regulatory investigations to begin the remediation process sooner rather than later in a Tuesday panel featuring the legal chiefs for some of the world's biggest banks discussing lessons they've learned and their relationships with outside counsel.

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Diddy Producer's Atty Gets Warning For 'Shocking' Statement

By Rachel Scharf

A New York federal judge threatened counsel for one of Sean "Diddy" Combs' former music producers with sanctions Monday for a pattern of false statements and inappropriate insults in civil sexual assault litigation, calling one statement in the attorney's court filings "not just disturbing, but shocking."

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Kirkland Adds 31-Year V&E Energy Group Veteran

By Jack Rodgers

A longtime Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney, who spent the past 31 years there working on energy regulatory matters related to natural gas and the electric power industry, has moved his practice to Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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Doctor Defends Exam Saying Judge Newman Is Fit To Serve

By Ryan Davis

A neurosurgeon who examined Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman and declared her fit to serve on the bench pushed back Tuesday on criticism of his evaluation made by doctors retained by the appeals court's other judges, who have suspended the 97-year-old jurist.

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McCarter & English Adds Ex-FBI Privacy Officer In DC

By Alison Knezevich

McCarter & English LLP said Tuesday it is strengthening its cybersecurity and data practice with the addition of a veteran FBI attorney who oversaw the bureau's response to data breaches and advised executives there on civil liberties issues.

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2nd Circ. Trims Ex-K&L Gates Atty's Cyberstalking Conviction

By Elliot Weld

The Second Circuit has reversed one of three counts of conviction for a former K&L Gates attorney who was accused of cyberstalking and harassing his colleagues, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support claims that he made "true threats" to one of the accusers.

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Florida High Court Forms Group To Examine Judicial Security

By Madison Arnold

The Florida Supreme Court has created a new working group on judicial security and tasked it with developing a report over the next year on threat reduction, detection and response.

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