Sports & Betting

  • January 16, 2025

    Browns Stadium Fight Belongs In Ohio State Court, Judge Told

    The city of Cleveland has sued the Browns in Ohio state court in an attempt to block the NFL team's planned stadium move, as the city and the state are urging the judge in a separate federal case to toss the team's bid to relocate to the suburbs.

  • January 16, 2025

    Ex-MGM Worker Awarded $133K In COVID Vax Bias Suit

    A Michigan federal jury on Thursday awarded $133,000 to a fired MGM Grand Detroit warehouse worker who had alleged he was improperly denied religious accommodation from the company's COVID-19 vaccine policy.

  • January 16, 2025

    Bo Jackson Gives Up $21M Award In Family Shakedown Suit

    Football and baseball great Bo Jackson is giving up a $21 million judgment against his niece and nephew, whom he accused of harassment and extortion, according to an order filed Wednesday in Georgia state court.

  • January 16, 2025

    Amazon BIPA Suit Over Alleged NBA 2K Face Scans Settled

    A gamer said Wednesday he reached a settlement with Amazon to end a proposed class action accusing the tech giant's web services provider of collecting facial scans of teens playing the popular NBA 2K video game without their knowledge or consent, according to a notice filed in Washington federal court.

  • January 16, 2025

    McNair Son Wants Legal Fee Fight Set Back In Motion

    The eldest son of late Houston businessman Bob McNair asked a Texas appeals court Wednesday to reverse an order temporarily halting his litigation seeking legal fees connected to a probate case over the management of his family's companies.

  • January 16, 2025

    Md. Gov. Pitches Taxing High Earners, Combined Reporting

    Maryland's governor proposed higher income tax rates for people who make more than $500,000 and adopting water's-edge combined reporting for its corporate income tax in his 2026 budget proposal.

  • January 16, 2025

    US Olympic Committee, Logan Paul Drink Co. Settle TM Suit

    The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has settled its trademark infringement case against Prime Hydration LLC, a sports drink company co-founded by social media influencer-turned-wrestler Logan Paul, leading to a Colorado federal court's dismissal of the case. 

  • January 16, 2025

    Giuliani Settles NY Asset Turnover Case After Trial No-Show

    Rudy Giuliani on Thursday settled claims that he must turn over assets to fund a $148 million judgment for defaming two Georgia poll workers, after his failure to show up in court delayed the start of a scheduled bench trial.

  • January 16, 2025

    FIFA Rules Must Be Open To Court Review, ECJ Adviser Says

    Sport arbitration awards must be open to "full review" by national courts to ensure that FIFA rules comply with European Union law, an adviser to the bloc's Court of Justice said Thursday, before a Belgian football club's challenge over the sale of players' economic rights.

  • January 15, 2025

    Calif. Tribe Fights State's Bid To Ax Gaming Compact Suit

    A federally recognized Indian tribe suing California and Gov. Gavin Newsom over a tribal-state gaming compact has asked a federal judge to deny their bid to dismiss state claims in the suit, saying they wrongly argue that state laws implementing the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act are independent of IGRA's requirements.

  • January 15, 2025

    3rd Circ. Preview: NFL Concussion Benefits Fight Tops January

    The case of late NFL players' family members who say they shouldn't have to exhume their loved ones' remains to receive benefits from the national concussion settlement takes center stage in the Third Circuit's January argument session.

  • January 15, 2025

    7th Circ. Wary Of New Bribery Trial Sought Over FBI Interview

    A Seventh Circuit panel appeared skeptical Wednesday of a sweepstakes machine business owner's argument that his roughly five-year bribery sentence should be vacated because his conviction was largely based on audio from an FBI interview that the original jurors shouldn't have been allowed to hear.

  • January 15, 2025

    Fubo Subscriber Sues Disney For Alleged Antitrust Practices

    A Fubo subscriber has filed an antitrust lawsuit in New York federal court alleging the Walt Disney Co.'s ownership of ESPN allows it to dominate the broadcasting licenses for professional sports, enabling Disney to monopolize and inflate prices within the paid, live-streaming television market.

  • January 15, 2025

    Littler Adds Akin Sports Labor Trio To DC Shop

    Littler Mendelson PC has hired the former co-chair of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's labor and sports law practices and two other Akin Gump attorneys. All three work on labor and employment matters related to sports, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • January 15, 2025

    French Football Federation Wins Rooster Logo Battle

    The French Football Federation successfully prevented Spanish company Kokito I Punt SL from registering a rooster logo, after a European Union court ruled Wednesday that it was too similar to the football body's iconic emblem.

  • January 14, 2025

    Conor McGregor Accused Of Sex Assault At Miami Heat Game

    Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman he met during a 2023 National Basketball Association playoff game after the Miami Heat continued to supply the Irish boxer with whiskey even when he was obviously intoxicated, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Florida federal court.

  • January 14, 2025

    CFTC To Review Crypto Co.'s Sports Event Contracts

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday it plans to take a closer look at contracts tied to the outcome of high-profile sporting events trading on digital asset exchange Crypto.com, which self-certified the products in the final days of 2024.

  • January 14, 2025

    NCAA, Big Ten Argue Ex-Players' $50M NIL Suit Too Late

    The NCAA and Big Ten Network have asked a Michigan federal judge to toss a proposed class action from football players who are seeking more than $50 million in compensation for their names, images and likenesses, arguing their claims are untimely.

  • January 14, 2025

    DOI Greenlights Calif. Tribe's $700M Casino, Housing Project

    A California tribe is set to build a $700 million project near the San Francisco Bay area that is proposed to include a casino and resort, two dozen homes and a biological preserve, following years of litigation and controversy surrounding the endeavor.

  • January 14, 2025

    Detroit Tigers Age Bias Suit Paused, Will Wait On NY Case

    A Michigan federal judge paused a suit from two former Detroit Tigers scouts who said they were fired as part of a systemic push to get rid of older employees, saying she did so due to a similar case that is pending in New York.

  • January 14, 2025

    NFL Plan On Hook For Atty Fees Despite 5th Circ. Win

    The NFL retirement plan must cover up to $1.86 million in attorney fees and expenses for a former running back who said the plan mishandled his disability benefits application, a Texas federal judge ruled, saying the Fifth Circuit's reversal of his bench trial win didn't discredit his exposure of the plan's systemic issues.

  • January 14, 2025

    Giuliani Atty Chided For 'Higher Power' Remark Ahead Of Trial

    A Manhattan federal judge pushed back Tuesday against Rudy Giuliani's lawyer ahead of a trial on whether the former New York City mayor must turn over his Florida condo and World Series rings to help cover a $148 million defamation judgment, after Giuliani's counsel said a precluded witness "answers to a higher power than this court."

  • January 13, 2025

    San Francisco 49ers Beat Suit Over Fan's Parking Lot Death

    A California appellate panel has tossed a suit seeking to hold the San Francisco 49ers liable for the death of a fan who was punched by another fan, adding to a line of cases where property owners were cleared of liability in attacks by third parties.

  • January 13, 2025

    Judge Says California Tribe Can't Block Casino Land Decision

    A California tribe can't block the Interior Department from taking 65 acres into trust for a fellow state tribe's proposed casino project, a federal district judge said, arguing that it has not satisfied the burden to prove an immediate threat of irreparable harm.

  • January 13, 2025

    Interior Department Approves Ore. Tribal Casino Amid Lawsuit

    The U.S. Department of the Interior gave its final approval to Oregon's first off-reservation casino amid litigation that looked to block the project, ending a 13-year application process for the Coquille Indian Tribe.

Expert Analysis

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Map

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    An intriguing yet unpredictable facet of multidistrict litigation practice is venue selection for new MDL proceedings, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation considers many factors when it assigns an MDL venue, says Alan Rothman at Sidley Austin.

  • Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • Behind 3rd Circ. Ruling On College Athletes' FLSA Eligibility

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    The Third Circuit's decision that college athletes are not precluded from bringing a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act raises key questions about the practical consequences of treating collegiate athletes as employees, such as Title IX equal pay claims and potential eligibility for all employment benefits, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Video Game Release Highlights TM Pitfalls Of App Store

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    The upcoming release of poker video game Balatro in Apple's App Store underscores the tradeoff of keyword advertising and trademark protection for indie developers who, unlike corporate counterparts, lack resources but seek to maximize the reach of their game, say Parmida Enkeshafi and Simon Pulman at Pryor Cashman.

  • Del. Dispatch: Drafting Lessons For Earnout Provisions

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in Medal v. Beckett Collectibles provides guidance for avoiding ambiguity in provisions relating to the acceleration of earnout payments under specified circumstances, and provisions mandating good faith negotiations before bringing earnout litigation, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools

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    A comparison of traditional algorithmic pricing models and those powered by generative artificial intelligence can help regulators and practitioners weigh the pros and cons of relying on large language models to price products or services, say Maxime Cohen at McGill University, and Tim Spittle and Jimmy Royer at Analysis Group.

  • A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President

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    For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.

  • How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies

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    An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • Court Denial Of $335M UFC Deal Sets Bold Antitrust Precedent

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    A Nevada federal court’s recent refusal to accept a $335 million deal between Ultimate Fighting Championship and a group of former fighters to settle claims of anticompetitive conduct was a rare decision that risks the floodgates opening on established antitrust case law, says Mohit Pasricha at Lawrence Stephens.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

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