Sports & Betting

  • January 02, 2025

    Calif. Court OKs $46M Verdict In Jiu-Jitsu Injury Suit

    A California state appeals court has affirmed a $46.5 million jury verdict in a suit accusing a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor of causing a student's catastrophic injuries while sparring, saying jury instructions regarding the assumption of risk were properly given by the trial court.

  • January 02, 2025

    Anchorage Residents Look To Block Tribal Casino Project

    A group of Anchorage residents has sued the acting chairwoman of the National Indian Gaming Commission and the Native village of Eklutna in Alaska federal court, claiming plans to build a 58,000-square-foot casino will ruin their rural neighborhood.

  • January 02, 2025

    9th Circ. Partly Revives Casino ATM Contract Dispute, Again

    A unanimous panel of the Ninth Circuit partially reversed a bench trial verdict Thursday in two merchant service companies' dispute, in which a payment processor alleged a business it partnered with breached their contract by failing to adapt to chip-based credit card technology by a key deadline, reinstating the case for a second time.

  • January 02, 2025

    A-Rod's SPAC Deal Seeks Extra Innings, Plus More IPOs Filed

    The period between Christmas Eve and Jan. 1 wasn't completely quiet on the capital markets deals front, with A-Rod's special purpose acquisition company seeking an extension to complete its merger and several new IPOs being filed. Here, Law360 looks at the capital markets news from the holiday break.

  • January 02, 2025

    Oregon, California Tribes Ask Court To Block Casino Project

    Three tribes are asking a D.C. federal court to block the Interior Department from issuing a final decision that would take land into trust for an Oregon casino project, arguing that the agency's lack of tribal consultation on the endeavor will cause damage to their economic and governmental interests.

  • January 02, 2025

    NASCAR Takes Attempt To Block Jordan Team To 4th Circ.

    NASCAR is asking the Fourth Circuit to hear its appeals of the injunctions a North Carolina federal judge granted to two racing teams, which allowed them to compete in the upcoming season and stopped the organization from enforcing its contractual ban on antitrust claims.

  • January 02, 2025

    Dartmouth Men's Basketball Players End Unionization Push

    The men's basketball players behind a union push at Dartmouth College have ended that effort amid uncertainty over whether a Republican-led labor board would uphold the landmark decision that let them vote to unionize.

  • January 02, 2025

    'Trained Lawyer' Can't Undo Guilty Plea In 'Varsity Blues'

    An attorney and former television executive lost her bid to have her "Varsity Blues" guilty plea undone after a federal judge found that she had knowingly admitted her guilt and that a recent high court ruling did not undercut the government's case.

  • January 01, 2025

    Five Massachusetts Cases To Watch In 2025

    Massachusetts will be at the forefront of significant litigation on multiple fronts, including a landmark gun case before the nation's top court, antisemitism claims on the campus of the nation's oldest university, and an executive fighting back after largely defeating charges in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal.

  • January 01, 2025

    The Top Sports & Betting Cases To Keep An Eye On In 2025

    The name, image and likeness class action the NCAA settled in 2024 for $2.78 billion was a long time coming and packs a punch that will be felt for years to come. It overshadowed other ongoing, status quo-rocking litigation involving the NFL, NBA, MLB and more. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in 2025.

  • January 01, 2025

    Native American Cases To Watch In 2025

    2024 brought lawsuits and rulings in state, federal district and appellate courts that will play out into 2025 with some uncertainties for Native American tribes on voting rights, protections for historical worship sites and land trust decisions.

  • January 01, 2025

    Federal Rules Impacted Tribes In 2024, With More To Come

    U.S. federal agencies issued a slew of final rules that impacted Indigenous communities in 2024, giving their members greater autonomy over healthcare, environmental and energy regulations and land trust decisions.

  • January 01, 2025

    California Cases To Watch In 2025

    Legal experts following Golden State courts in 2025 are tracking high-stakes antitrust and personal injury cases against Big Tech companies along with NFL subscribers' $4.7 billion antitrust appeal, as well as IP litigation against artificial intelligence developers and precedent-setting cases that will likely clarify environmental laws and the repercussions of unpaid arbitrateon fees.

  • January 01, 2025

    DC Circuit Cases To Watch in 2025

    The D.C. Circuit's 2025 docket is stacked with challenges to alleged misbehavior by federal regulatory agencies, with the behavior including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's bid to ban wagering on elections and the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to crack down on Meta's privacy practices.

  • January 01, 2025

    Pa. Legislation To Watch: Noncompetes, Funding Solutions

    A new Pennsylvania law restricting noncompete agreements for certain healthcare workers has left some employment law attorneys with questions, while perennial public transit funding issues signal that revenue-generating regulations could appear on next year's legislative agenda.

  • January 01, 2025

    NC Cases To Watch In 2025: NASCAR Fight, Healthcare Rows

    NASCAR is fighting antitrust claims in North Carolina even after removing a controversial exclusivity clause from its race team contracts, and the Tar Heel State's medical industry could see massive shake-ups from a challenge to a healthcare competition law and alleged impropriety in a major hospital system acquisition.

  • December 23, 2024

    NASCAR Can't Pause Jordan Team's Win In Antitrust Case

    A North Carolina federal judge won't pause his order blocking NASCAR from enforcing its antitrust release in racing contracts — including one for a team owned by former NBA star Michael Jordan — for the 2025 season, saying Monday that he did not grant the injunction lightly.

  • December 23, 2024

    Suit Dropped Against Home Depot Co-Founder's Family Office

    Two former employees have agreed to dismiss their lawsuit against the family office of Home Depot co-founder and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, in which they had alleged they were forced to work long hours without overtime pay due to "incompetent" employees who had sexual relationships with Blank and others.

  • December 20, 2024

    NASCAR Wants Jordan Team's Win Paused For Appeal

    NASCAR wants to press pause on a court order that stops it from blocking teams that have asserted antitrust claims against the league from its races, telling the judge who handed down the preliminary injunction that it thinks the Fourth Circuit will be on its side.

  • December 20, 2024

    Bally's Hit With Suit Over Casino Dealer Tip Withholding

    Gaming table operators at Bally's Corp. and its Dover Casino have accused the businesses of violating Delaware's wage and hour law, alleging that their pay was improperly calculated based on tipped worker rates for both regular and overtime pay.

  • December 20, 2024

    Nike, Converse Blast Co.'s Trade Secret Case Ahead Of Trial

    Ahead of a trial in February in Oregon federal court, Nike Inc. and Converse Inc. on Thursday blasted trade secret theft allegations involving an anti-counterfeiting system from Valmarc Corp., saying that Valmarc failed to protect its claimed secrets, that the technology at issue has been around for years and that the company's complaint is time-barred.

  • December 20, 2024

    Ex-NFL Stadium Manager Sues For Disability Discrimination

    A former operations manager at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, claims he was illegally fired because of panic attacks he has suffered since he was badly burned in a fire while working for the home of the NFL's New England Patriots.

  • December 20, 2024

    Sports Merch Cos. Fight Penn State TM Ban And Fee Bids

    Two sports merchandise companies found to have infringed The Pennsylvania State University's trademarks slammed the school's motions for attorney fees and a ban on selling the infringing products, saying the former is based on "half-truths and misstatements" and the latter is "breathtakingly broad."

  • December 20, 2024

    Off The Bench: Jordan's NASCAR Dunk, NIL Attys' Payday

    In this week's Off The Bench, Michael Jordan's racing team scores an early-stage win in its antitrust battle with NASCAR, attorneys engineering a historic settlement with the NCAA seek more than half a billion dollars in fees, and the fracas over college sports realignment makes headaches for the Mountain West Conference.

  • December 20, 2024

    Ky. Man Drops Suit Against Virtual Casino Creators

    A Kentucky resident has dismissed a lawsuit he brought against the producers of online gaming apps he described as "social casinos" that constitute illegal wagering and cause the same problems as real-life gambling.

Expert Analysis

  • How First-Of-Its-Kind NIL Lawsuit Is Shaping College Athletics

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    College quarterback Jaden Rashada's recent fraudulent inducement allegations filed against the University of Florida’s head football coach in Florida federal court provide a glimpse into how universities and collectives are navigating novel name, image and likeness issues, and preview potential future legal challenges these institutions may face, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • Series

    Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Questions Remain After 3rd Circ.'s NCAA Amateurism Ruling

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    The Third Circuit's recent holding that college athletes can be considered employees under the FLSA adds to the trend of student-athletes obtaining new legal status in collegiate athletics, but leaves key questions unanswered, including how the economics of the decision will be applied, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Playing The Odds: Probing Sports Betting Allegations

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    With gambling-related controversies becoming a mainstay of the athletics landscape, it's essential for in-house and outside counsel to stay abreast of best practices for conducting sports betting investigations, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Opinion

    Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism

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    As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.

  • Leveling Up IP Protections For Video Game Icons' Film Debuts

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    Video game creators venturing into new realms of entertainment that include their iconic characters, such as television and film adaptations, should take specific steps to strengthen their intellectual property rights, say Joshua Weigensberg and Parmida Enkeshafi at Pryor Cashman.

  • Series

    Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at Baker Donelson.

  • A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates

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    Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.

  • Opinion

    States Should Loosen Law Firm Ownership Restrictions

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    Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.

  • Series

    Solving Puzzles Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Tackling daily puzzles — like Wordle, KenKen and Connections — has bolstered my intellectual property litigation practice by helping me to exercise different mental skills, acknowledge minor but important details, and build and reinforce good habits, says Roy Wepner at Kaplan Breyer.

  • Dapper Settlement Offers Rules Of The Road For NFT Issuers

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    The terms of a $4 million settlement in a class action alleging that Dapper Labs sold its NBA Top Shot Moments as unregistered securities may be a model for third parties that wish to avoid securities liability in connection with offering digital asset non-fungible token collectibles, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice

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    The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.

  • In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State

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    On June 28, the modern administrative state, where courts deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, died when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — but it is survived by many cases decided under the Chevron framework, say Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland.

  • Series

    After Chevron: Impact On Indian Law May Be Muted

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    Agency interpretations of Indian law statutes that previously stood the test of judicial review ​are likely to withstand new challenges even after the end of Chevron deference, but litigation in the area is all but certain, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

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