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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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January 13, 2025
RFK Jr.'s Wash. Anti-Vax Suit Can't Get High Court Save
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid for an emergency order to temporarily block a state of Washington medical board investigation into alleged anti-vaccine statements made by retired doctors.
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January 13, 2025
Vegas Man Latest Arrest In Ex-NBA Player's Betting Scheme
A Las Vegas man faces federal charges related to the investigation into the 2024 betting fraud scheme involving then-NBA player Jontay Porter, following his arrest while trying to board a plane in the city.
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January 13, 2025
Mich. Gaming Board Sued Over Efforts To Shutter Betting App
The TwinSpires horse-race betting platform has sued Michigan's gaming authority and other officials for their allegedly unlawful efforts to compel the company to license or shut down the gambling app, arguing its activity is allowed under the Interstate Horseracing Act.
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January 13, 2025
76ers Drop Controversial Plan For New Center City Arena
The Philadelphia 76ers are going to stay in South Philly rather than pursuing a plan to move into a new stadium by Chinatown, according to announcements Monday from the City of Brotherly Love's mayor and the 76ers' owner.
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January 13, 2025
College Athlete Group Asks To Drop NLRB Classification Case
The advocacy group behind a National Labor Relations Board case seeking to establish that federal labor law covers certain college athletes has asked to withdraw the underlying claims, citing recent developments that could see players get a share of the money their play makes.
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January 13, 2025
Justices Won't Weigh Del. Gun Laws, Injunction Standards
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a challenge to Delaware's gun laws that could also reset expectations for getting interim relief in cases involving constitutional rights, according to orders released Monday.
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January 10, 2025
MSG Wants Ex-Knick's Assault Case Booted Over Lost Texts
Madison Square Garden told a federal judge Thursday that longtime New York Knick Charles Oakley deserves to have his long-running assault case thrown out and his lawyers sanctioned because he allegedly discarded text messages, a day after Oakley's own spoliation claim.
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January 10, 2025
Minn. Tribal Casino Execs Look To Nix Class III Gaming Fight
Executives of two Minnesota tribal casinos are urging a federal district court to toss a challenge by a commercial casino and horse racetrack operator that claims they're illegally fighting to dominate the state's gambling industry through Class III gaming, arguing that a recent Ninth Circuit decision weighs in their favor.
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January 10, 2025
NASCAR Loses Bid To Toss Racing Teams' Antitrust Suit
A North Carolina federal judge on Friday denied NASCAR's motion to dismiss a lawsuit lodged by two racing teams that accused the organization of maintaining a monopoly, saying it is too early to determine a dismissal because the teams sufficiently alleged antitrust claims.
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January 10, 2025
Marlins, Collector Near Deal Over Ohtani's Historic Base
The Miami Marlins appear close to resolving a federal suit brought by a baseball collector who claimed that the team reneged on a deal to sell him a base used in the game that saw Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani eclipse 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season, according to a Friday court filing.
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January 10, 2025
Off The Bench: Venu Deal Off, Fox Suit, Gender Rules Wobble
In this week's Off The Bench, a last-minute merger ends litigation over the new sports streaming service Venu, only for its backers to mothball the project entirely, Fox Sports is rocked by lurid sexual harassment claims, and a federal judge knocks down an attempt to expand transgender discrimination protections.
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January 10, 2025
MLB Can't Pause Discovery In Umpires' Harassment Suit
Major League Baseball can't pause a lawsuit alleging it allowed two minor league umpires to be sexually harassed by a female colleague, a New York federal judge ruled, saying MLB hadn't shown it was necessary to halt discovery while he considered a bid to trim the case.
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January 10, 2025
ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Abruptly Scrap Sports Streaming JV
ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery called off their Venu joint live sports streaming venture Friday, just days after ESPN parent company The Walt Disney Co. used the acquisition of a majority stake in streaming startup FuboTV Inc. to nix Fubo's challenge to Venu on the courthouse steps.
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January 10, 2025
Vince McMahon Resolves SEC Probe Over Secret Settlements
Embattled World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Vince McMahon signed two multimillion-dollar deals to buy silence from a former employee and a contractor without making the required disclosures to organization officials and staffers, according to a settlement announced Friday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Expert Analysis
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Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
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.
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Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
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.
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It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
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.
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Behind 3rd Circ. Ruling On College Athletes' FLSA Eligibility
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.
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Video Game Release Highlights TM Pitfalls Of App Store
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.
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Del. Dispatch: Drafting Lessons For Earnout Provisions
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.
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Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools
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.
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A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
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.
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How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
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.
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Court Denial Of $335M UFC Deal Sets Bold Antitrust Precedent
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.
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How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
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.
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Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
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.
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
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.
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5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
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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Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.