Sports & Betting

  • January 27, 2025

    High Court Skips Golf Course Investors' Class Cert. Bid

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a review petition filed by Chinese investors who wanted class certification for their Ponzi scheme suit against a Chinese citizen accused of misusing the investors' money to buy multiple golf courses and other properties in South Carolina.

  • January 27, 2025

    Mike Ashley Wins Data Request Battle With HMRC

    HM Revenue and Customs wrongly withheld personal information from Mike Ashley after the founder of the Sports Direct chain issued a data request following the tax authority's demand for £13.6 million ($17 million) in additional taxes, a London court ruled Monday.

  • January 24, 2025

    CSU, Mountain West Seek To Escape Suit Over Trans Athlete

    The California State University system and Mountain West Conference urged a Colorado federal court to free them from a lawsuit challenging a conference policy that allowed a transgender athlete's participation, saying precedent, including from the U.S. Supreme Court, recognized that discrimination based on one's transgender status was impermissible sex discrimination.

  • January 24, 2025

    Ill. Casino Applicant Loses Out On License Denial Challenge

    A tribal-led casino applicant that was denied a license to open up in Waukegan, Illinois, does not have standing to appeal that rejection, the state's highest court said on Friday, restoring a trial court's decision on the matter.

  • January 24, 2025

    Mich. Gaming Chief Wants Betting App Suit In State Court

    Michigan's gaming commissioner says his lawsuit to enforce a suspension order against the horse-race betting platform TwinSpires belongs in state court, asking a judge to sanction TwinSpires for moving the case to federal court without good reason.

  • January 24, 2025

    Feds Want Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter To Get 5 Yrs For $17M Theft

    Prosecutors urged a California federal judge Thursday to sentence Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter to nearly five years in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the MLB superstar to help pay massive gambling debts, while defense counsel argued that he should serve only 18 months because of his "severe gambling addiction."

  • January 24, 2025

    Chiles Brings Fight For Bronze Medal To Swiss Supreme Court

    U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles is fighting to overturn a ruling stripping her of her Olympic bronze medal, arguing in her latest briefing to a Swiss court that prominent arbitrator Hamid Gharavi had a "blatant conflict of interest" and should not have been involved in the case.

  • January 24, 2025

    Manchester United Ambassador Liable For Tax On £450K

    An ambassador for the Manchester United Football Club is liable for additional taxes on about £450,000 ($562,000) paid by the club over 16 months, but he successfully appealed assessments on about £1.1 million received during several other years, according to a First-tier Tribunal decision.

  • January 24, 2025

    Klutch Calls Teen Football Star Negligence Lawsuit Extortion

    Klutch Sports Group has asked a California federal judge to toss a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a high school football player, arguing that the company is being dragged into what should be a custody dispute.

  • January 24, 2025

    Law Firm Sues AIG Unit Over Sports Fraud Coverage

    A Florida-based law firm and its principal attorney have accused an AIG unit of misleading them into defending a sports memorabilia collector and his company in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil action and two related criminal cases, saying the unit had already agreed in writing to their billing rates.

  • January 23, 2025

    Fitbit To Pay $12M Fine For Ionic Smartwatch Burns

    Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.25 million fine to resolve the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's allegations it failed to immediately report that its Ionic smartwatches were overheating and leaving some consumers with second- and third-degree burns, the consumer safety agency announced Thursday.

  • January 23, 2025

    AI Chatbot Co. CEO, Atty Spouse Indicted On $60M Fraud

    Federal prosecutors in California arrested the former CEO of an artificial intelligence company Thursday alongside his lawyer wife, accusing the duo of a $60 million fraud scheme in which they allegedly lied to investors about the company's financial state and diverted funds to pay for their wedding.

  • January 23, 2025

    Ex-Tribal Chair Seeks High Court Review Of Extortion Verdict

    A former tribal chair in Massachusetts told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday that the First Circuit was wrong and stands alone in ruling that federal extortion laws apply to Native American officials as it reinstated his convictions tied to the development of a casino project.

  • January 23, 2025

    Nike Says Defamation Allegations Must Go In $60M TM Fight

    Nike moved this week to stop a Los Angeles-based company that says it once collaborated with the sportswear giant on custom sneakers for celebrities and athletes from moving forward with a defamation counterclaim against Nike's $60 million trademark lawsuit.

  • January 23, 2025

    Judge Throws Out Minor League Owners' Suit Against Rival

    A New Jersey federal judge dismissed a suit brought against a minor league baseball team owner by a rival company over his alleged moves to undermine its position in financial negotiations with Major League Baseball, ruling that the owner had no duty to his rival during those talks.

  • January 23, 2025

    NCAA, Student-Athlete Near Deal To End W. Va. Transfer Suit

    A West Virginia federal court has ordered an additional two-week pause in an antitrust lawsuit by an NBA hopeful who accused the NCAA of contract interference as the parties seek to finalize a settlement.

  • January 23, 2025

    Okla. High Court Says Gov. Stitt Can Lead Tribal-Gaming Case

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has unanimously confirmed Gov. Kevin Stitt's constitutional authority to represent the state in a lawsuit over the validity of tribal-gaming compacts for casino operations, but it also found that he cannot prevent the state attorney general from appearing in the case.

  • January 23, 2025

    DraftKings Sued Again Over Alleged 'Deceptive' Promotions

    DraftKings lures new bettors with unethical and fraudulent practices, such as "risk-free" bets, newcomer bonuses and deposit matches, that make it "the present face of competition in the obscenely profitable, and formerly illegal, industry," according to a proposed class action in New York federal court.

  • January 23, 2025

    Feds Want 14 Years For Fraudster Who Scammed NBA Pros

    Prosecutors asked a Manhattan federal judge to sentence a recidivist fraudster who was convicted of swindling two former NBA players out of $8 million to up to 14 years in prison, saying his previous sentences had not deterred him and he'd committed repeated bail violations.

  • January 22, 2025

    Minn. Operator Fights Tribal Bid To Nix Class III Gaming Suit

    A casino and racetrack operator is fighting a bid to dismiss its lawsuit against two Minnesota tribal casino executives who argue that a recent Ninth Circuit ruling weighs in their favor in the dispute over alleged Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act violations.

  • January 22, 2025

    Underdog Fantasy Games Are Bets In Disguise, Suit Says

    Fantasy betting website Underdog Sports LLC has been accused of running an illegal gambling market in Georgia where the practice is outlawed, charging customers "entry fees" that are indistinguishable from wagers, according to a lawsuit removed to federal court Wednesday.

  • January 22, 2025

    Conn. Lawmaker Proposes Bill Legalizing In-Flight Gambling

    A new Connecticut bill that would legalize sports betting on flights taking off from or landing in the Constitution State was referred to the state General Assembly's joint committee on general law Wednesday, one of multiple new measures aimed at regulating the state's emerging sports wagering industry.

  • January 22, 2025

    Hotel Guests Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Algorithmic Pricing Suit

    Guests accusing Atlantic City hotel-casino owners of inflating room rates by using the same software have told the Third Circuit that a lower court was wrong to rely on a similar case targeting room rates in Las Vegas when dismissing their claims.

  • January 22, 2025

    Vanderbilt QB, NCAA Want Eligibility Suit Paused Amid Appeal

    Vanderbilt University star quarterback Diego Pavia and the NCAA have asked to pause Pavia's lawsuit that challenges NCAA eligibility rules, pending the organization's appeal to the Sixth Circuit of a recent decision granting him an additional year of eligibility.

  • January 22, 2025

    DC Judge Declines To DQ Jenner & Block In Casino Dispute

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid from three Native American tribes to disqualify Jenner & Block LLP from a lawsuit that seeks to block the operation of a new casino in Oregon.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • Patent Lessons From 7 Federal Circuit Reversals In August

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    The Federal Circuit’s seven vacated or reversed cases from August provide helpful clarity on obviousness-type double patenting, written description and indefiniteness, and suggest improved practices for petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review, say Denise De Mory and Li Guo at Bunsow De Mory.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

  • Opinion

    Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Series

    The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Series

    Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.

  • Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

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    Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.

  • Series

    Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.

  • Secret Service Failures Offer Lessons For Private Sector GCs

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    The Secret Service’s problematic response to two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump this summer provides a crash course for general counsel on how not to handle crisis communications, says Keith Nahigian at Nahigian Strategies.

  • Insurance Likely Kept Swift Out Of The Woods After Vienna

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    Financial losses Taylor Swift incurred from the cancellation of three concerts in Vienna in August will likely be covered by insurance policies, considering how the facts of the situation differ from those of the Foo Fighters' 2015 insurance dispute over event cancellation and terrorism coverage, say attorneys at Anderson Kill.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Opinion

    AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

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