Sports & Betting

  • December 11, 2024

    NASCAR Says Nothing Warrants Teams' Latest Injunction Bid

    NASCAR has urged a North Carolina federal judge to reject a renewed injunction bid by two racing teams that have accused the organization of monopolizing premier motorsport racing, arguing that despite "manufactured evidence," the teams still haven't made a showing of irreparable harm.

  • December 11, 2024

    LA Fitness Fights To End DOJ's Gym Accessibility Suit

    LA Fitness urged a California federal judge to toss the U.S. Department of Justice's civil enforcement lawsuit alleging the gym chain failed to accommodate patrons with disabilities at its nearly 700 locations across the country, arguing the lawsuit relies on "isolated" incidents and doesn't show "a pattern and practice."

  • December 11, 2024

    West Coast Conference Says Grand Canyon U. Breached Deal

    The West Coast Conference has sued Grand Canyon University in California federal court alleging it breached an agreement just months after the ink dried so it could join the Mountain West Conference instead.

  • December 11, 2024

    Former ESPN Radio Host Gets Prison For $5M Ticket Scheme

    A Florida federal judge has sentenced a former ESPN Radio host to almost four years in prison for tricking investors into sending him $5.1 million for a sham ticket reselling business.

  • December 11, 2024

    Bills, Dolphins Are First NFL Teams To Add PE Firm Investors

    The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins, represented by Proskauer Rose LLP and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, on Wednesday became the first two NFL teams to sell minority ownership shares to private equity firms, three and a half months after the football league agreed to allow such investment.

  • December 10, 2024

    Michigan Tribe Asks High Court To Undo Land Trust Order

    A Michigan tribe is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a decision that rejected its bid to compel the federal government to take land into trust for a casino venture outside Detroit, arguing that if the ruling is left to stand, it will forever impair its ability to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

  • December 10, 2024

    6th Circ. Wary Of Axing Fishing Pact Over Tribe's Objections

    A Sixth Circuit panel gave an icy reception Tuesday to a tribe's request that it unwind a Great Lakes fishing decree because the tribe was excluded from late-stage negotiations and denied a trial on its objections.

  • December 10, 2024

    Tribe Says Feds Cast Aside Calls For Consult On Ore. Casino

    A number of Indigenous communities, along with state and federal lawmakers are calling on the federal government to take a harder look at Oregon's first proposed off-reservation casino project before its final approval, saying requests for tribal consultation on the endeavor have been ignored for more than a decade.

  • December 10, 2024

    SEC Says Xtreme Fighting CEO And GC Defrauded Investors

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Xtreme Fighting Championships and CEO Steven Smith of defrauding investors by selling millions of dollars of stock in the martial arts organization without disclosing the involvement of Smith or its criminally charged general counsel, according to a Florida federal lawsuit.

  • December 10, 2024

    ESPN, Fox Blast DOJ 'Formalistic Distinction' In Fubo Case

    ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pressed the Second Circuit to upend a lower court injunction against their sports-only streaming service, taking particular aim at U.S. Department of Justice arguments asserting the sports giants can't claim they have a right to refuse dealing with rivals after joining forces.

  • December 10, 2024

    Mountain West Calls Trans Athlete Suit Moot After Tournament

    The Mountain West Conference wants the Tenth Circuit to end a bid to obtain a restraining order that would have prevented a San Jose State University transgender volleyball player from participating in a now-finished tournament, arguing the point is moot and the case should be tossed.

  • December 10, 2024

    PierFerd Dropped From Suit Over Atty's Alleged Double-Cross

    Pierson Ferdinand LLP has been cut loose from a recent lawsuit accusing a firm partner of helping to defraud a client he represented during stints at three other BigLaw firms including DLA Piper and Ballard Spahr LLP.

  • December 10, 2024

    Calif. Tribe Can't Vacate Card Check Award, Judge Says

    An arbitration award requiring UNITE HERE and a California tribe that owns a casino to follow a representation process with a card check procedure stands, a federal district court judge ruled, finding the arbitrator's decision was rational.

  • December 10, 2024

    Soft Landing For Pilot As Billionaire's Insider Case Wraps

    A pilot who admitted to dodging taxes on $500,000 in income after he was accused of taking stock tips from Joe Lewis, his billionaire boss, avoided prison on Tuesday at a sentencing that closed a high-profile insider trading prosecution.

  • December 09, 2024

    Insurer Sues Golf Cart Seller Over Injury Suit Coverage

    The insurer to a golf cart manufacturer and seller is asking a Florida federal court to declare that it does not have to defend the company from claims it contributed to a collision that seriously injured a minor.

  • December 09, 2024

    $82.5M Cheerleading Antitrust Deal, Atty Fee Gets Final OK

    A Tennessee federal judge has granted final approval of an $82.5 million settlement between parents and Varsity Brands in a lawsuit that accused the apparel company of stifling competition and inflating prices, and also allowed $35 million of the award to pay for class counsel's fees.

  • December 09, 2024

    Feds Says Colo. Man's Investing Scheme Fleeced Pro Athletes

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday filed a civil lawsuit accusing a Colorado man of swindling investors, including unidentified professional athletes, out of more than a million dollars.

  • December 09, 2024

    10th Circ. Affirms Nix Of Atty's Racing Expense Deductions

    The Tenth Circuit affirmed Monday the U.S. Tax Court's determination that a Denver personal injury lawyer shouldn't be allowed to deduct about $300,000 for his car racing-related costs as advertising, despite his claims that his races helped him drum up business.

  • December 09, 2024

    NHL Dropped From Antitrust Suit By Junior League Players

    The junior-league hockey players who accused the North American developmental system of exploitation and abuse in a proposed antitrust class action voluntarily dismissed the NHL from the suit on Monday, less than two weeks after the Canadian Hockey League was dismissed by a New York federal judge.

  • December 09, 2024

    Boies Schiller Adds 2 Litigators In New York, San Francisco

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has hired two litigators for its New York and San Francisco offices, the firm announced Monday.

  • December 09, 2024

    MLB Can't Duck Digital Ticket IP Suit Despite Plaintiff Swap

    A New York federal judge declined to toss a digital ticketing patent holder's amended infringement complaint against Major League Baseball's interactive division, reasoning that the complaint was still valid even though the inventor substituted his company as the plaintiff.

  • December 06, 2024

    Rugby League, Fox Sports Move To End Meta Tracking Row

    Fox Sports Australia and the National Rugby League are urging a California federal court to nix a proposed class action accusing them of disclosing viewers' personal data to Meta and other third parties without their knowledge or consent, saying the dispute belongs in Australia.

  • December 06, 2024

    Lawmakers Say DraftKings, FanDuel May Be Blocking Rivals

    A pair of lawmakers have sent a letter to the heads of two U.S. antitrust agencies raising concerns that DraftKings and FanDuel are blocking competition from emerging sports betting operators.

  • December 06, 2024

    Family Alleges DraftKings Enticed Gambler To Wager $15M

    The family of a problem gambler is suing DraftKings Inc. and its affiliates in New Jersey state court for enticing the man to gamble nearly $15 million in four years with money he stole from his wife and children.

  • December 06, 2024

    Most Claims Dismissed in UMich Athlete's Defamation Case

    A Michigan federal judge has dismissed a majority of claims from a former University of Michigan hockey player who alleges that a watchdog organization tanked his reputation by posting about him spray-painting graffiti outside a Jewish resource center, but said the organization must face a defamation claim related to its social media post that falsely stated that the student athlete spray-painted swastikas onto the building.  

Expert Analysis

  • Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?

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    Last week's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance, notable for a concurrence outlining the use of artificial intelligence to evaluate a term's common meaning, is hopefully the first step toward developing a coherent basis for the judiciary's generative AI use, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.

  • Attys Beware 2 Commonly Overlooked NIL Contract Issues

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    As name, image and likeness deals dominate high school and collegiate sports, preserving a client's NCAA eligibility should be a top priority, so lawyers should understand the potentially damaging contract provisions they may encounter when reviewing an agreement, says Paula Nagarajan at Arnall Golden.

  • Perspectives

    Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys

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    As National Trauma Awareness Month ends, pro bono attorneys should nevertheless continue to acknowledge the mental and physical effects of trauma, allowing them to better represent clients, and protect themselves from compassion fatigue and burnout, say Katherine Cronin at Stinson and Katharine Manning at Blackbird.

  • Series

    Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My deep and passionate involvement in playing, writing and producing music equipped me with skills — like creativity, improvisation and problem-solving — that contribute to the success of my legal career, says attorney Kenneth Greene.

  • How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case

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    The Trump campaign's recent scuffle over its bid to replace its counsel in a pregnancy retaliation suit offers a chance to remind attorneys that many troubles inherent in withdrawing from a case can be mitigated or entirely avoided by communicating with clients openly and frequently, says Christopher Konneker at Orsinger Nelson.

  • Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content

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    From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.

  • Is The State Lottery The New Online Casino?

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    The traditional lines of demarcation between smartphone lottery games and online casino games are eroding since the difference is largely indistinguishable to the casual gambler — begging the question of how legal treatment may differ between state lotteries and the private-sector casino industry, says Michael Peacock at Holland & Knight.

  • Series

    Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While some of my experiences as an emergency medical technician have been unusually painful and searing, the skills I’ve learned — such as triage, empathy and preparedness — are just as useful in my work as a restructuring lawyer, says Marshall Huebner at Davis Polk.

  • Mitigating Incarceration's Impacts On Foreign Nationals

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    Sentencing arguments that highlighted the disparate impact incarceration would have on a British national recently sentenced for insider training by a New York district court, when compared to similarly situated U.S. citizens, provide an example of the advocacy needed to avoid or mitigate problems unique to noncitizen defendants, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert.

  • Legal Issues To Watch As Deepfake Voices Proliferate

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    With increasingly sophisticated and accessible voice-cloning technology raising social, ethical and legal questions, particularly in the entertainment industry and politics, further legislative intervention and court proceedings seem very likely, say Shruti Chopra and Paul Joseph at Linklaters.

  • Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance

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    A new model of litigation finance, most aptly described as insurance-backed litigation funding, differs from traditional funding in two key ways, and the process of securing it involves three primary steps, say Bob Koneck, Christopher Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters at Atlantic Global Risk LLC.

  • What To Know About NIGC's Internal Review Process

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    If the National Indian Gaming Commission disapproves of a tribal management contract for gaming operations, it's important to properly go through the commission's internal hearing mechanism before litigating in federal court, or else an action may be dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, says Rebecca Chapman at the University at Buffalo School of Law.

  • Series

    Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a yoga instructor has helped me develop my confidence and authenticity, as well as stress management and people skills — all of which have crossed over into my career as an attorney, says Laura Gongaware at Clyde & Co.

  • A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System

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    As courts handle increasingly complex damages analyses involving vast amounts of data, an economic clerkship program — integrating early-career economists into the judicial system — could improve legal outcomes and provide essential training to clerks, say Mona Birjandi at Data for Decisions and Matt Farber at Secretariat.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data

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    Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

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