Sports & Betting

  • November 07, 2024

    Pelicans Settle With Westgate Over Broken Sponsorship Deal

    The New Orleans Pelicans have settled a lawsuit accusing Westgate Resorts' marketing arm of bailing on a three-year sponsorship agreement with the NBA team after just one year, according to a Thursday filing in Louisiana federal court.

  • November 07, 2024

    Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage For Ga. Bar Shooting Suit

    An insurer told a Georgia federal court that because of policy exclusions, it shouldn't have to defend a bar against a lawsuit claiming the establishment failed to provide a safe environment and is liable for the shooting death of a 28-year-old man in its parking lot.

  • November 07, 2024

    MVP: Wilkinson Stekloff's Rakesh Kilaru

    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP partner Rakesh Kilaru negotiated a landmark settlement resolving a collection of antitrust class actions over benefits and compensation for NCAA athletes and led post-trial briefing to overturn a $4.7 billion jury verdict in a lawsuit over the NFL Sunday Ticket television service, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.

  • November 06, 2024

    NYS Says Free Speech Can't Protect Schools In Mascot Ban

    The New York State Board of Regents has urged a federal judge to throw out three lawsuits lodged by several school districts over the state's decision to ban the use of Native American mascots and imagery, saying their First Amendment arguments lack merit.

  • November 06, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Panel Skeptical Of GeoComply Anti-Spoofing Patent

    Judges on the Federal Circuit appeared unlikely to reverse a district court's dismissal of GeoComply's patent infringement suit against its geolocation competitor XPoint Wednesday, repeatedly telling GeoComply's attorney that its anti-location spoofing patent seemed to be largely built around conventional programming.

  • November 06, 2024

    Browns Won't Stop Ohio From Joining Stadium Dispute

    The Cleveland Browns told an Ohio federal court that it has no problem with the state joining the City of Cleveland in facing down the NFL team's suit, which claims that a state law unconstitutionally impedes the team's plan to move to a new stadium.

  • November 06, 2024

    No Arbitration For NBA Player Agent Suit Against Klutch, Paul

    Klutch Sports Group and its founder, superagent Rich Paul, had their bid to send to arbitration a $4.9 million breach of contract lawsuit by a fellow agent and former negotiator turned aside, with an Ohio federal judge ruling the suit will remain in district court.

  • November 06, 2024

    Conflict Fears Won't Take Judge Off NASCAR Antitrust Suit

    The North Carolina federal judge overseeing a budding antitrust case against NASCAR will remain on the case after attorneys waived concerns about the apparent conflict posed by one of his former clerks working on the suit.

  • November 06, 2024

    MVP: Winston & Strawn's Jeffrey Kessler

    Jeffrey Kessler, co-executive chair at Winston & Strawn LLP, was co-lead counsel for the class of former college athletes that reached a $2.78 billion antitrust settlement that will distribute past name, image and likeness compensation and create an unprecedented revenue-sharing system in college sports, and led a court challenge to international soccer's ban on competition outside the teams' home nations, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.

  • November 06, 2024

    Missouri Voters Sign Off On Push To Legalize Sports Betting

    Sports betting will soon launch in Missouri after Show-Me State voters narrowly approved a legalization ballot measure Tuesday, becoming the 39th state to allow some form of sports wagering following years of stalled legislation and forceful lobbying from local professional teams.

  • November 05, 2024

    Trump Has Official Immunity. What About His Aides?

    Whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity extends to subordinates who follow a president's orders has become a more pressing question in the wake of Donald Trump's projected election win, according to legal experts.

  • November 05, 2024

    How Trump Can Quash His Criminal Cases

    Donald Trump's projected victory at the polls also translates to a win in the courts, as the second-term president will have the power to end both of his federal criminal cases. And the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity would shield him from any consequences for ordering his charges to be dismissed, experts say.

  • November 05, 2024

    An Early Look At Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist

    With former President Donald Trump projected to win the 2024 presidential election and the Republicans' success in securing the U.S. Senate majority, Trump may now get the chance to appoint two more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, cementing the court's conservative tilt for decades to come.

  • November 05, 2024

    GOP's Senate Win Hands Future Of The Judiciary To Trump

    Republicans were projected to take back the White House and Senate and possibly the House early Wednesday, putting the GOP in position to back Donald Trump's agenda and his slate of young, conservative judicial nominees. 

  • November 05, 2024

    The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin

    Law firms that have represented Donald Trump and the Republican Party on everything from personal legal woes to election-related lawsuits could see the risks of that work pay dividends as Trump is projected to secure a second term in office.

  • November 05, 2024

    Lululemon Brass Face Derivative Suit Over Inventory Issues

    Officers and directors of activewear retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc. have been hit with a shareholder derivative suit alleging they concealed challenges including inventory allocation that ultimately hurt the company's sales.

  • November 05, 2024

    MLB, Inventor Spar Over Viability Of Digital Ticket Patent

    Major League Baseball's interactive division and the holder of a digital ticketing patent it is accused of infringing are both seeking sanctions against each other, amid the league's claim that the patent was abandoned during bankruptcy proceedings and cannot be asserted.

  • November 05, 2024

    Fubo Defends Block Of Sports Streaming Service At 2nd Circ.

    Fubo is defending a New York federal judge's order blocking the launch of a sports-only streaming service from ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery at the Second Circuit, telling judges there that competitors wouldn't stand a chance in the sports streaming market without the programming that the three behemoths control.

  • November 05, 2024

    Insurer Drops Ice Rink Suit Against Maintenance Co.

    An insurer and an ice rink maintenance company have stipulated to the dismissal of the insurer's suit alleging that the maintenance company negligently installed a heat exchanger for an Ann Arbor, Michigan, ice rink.  

  • November 05, 2024

    Shuttered NHL Talent Rep Wants $1.2M Finnish Arb. Suit Nixed

    The owner of a now-defunct talent agency that represented professional hockey players has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a $1.2 million lawsuit and said he intends to appeal a decision freezing his assets while the suit from a rival Finland–based management company proceeds in U.S. federal court.

  • November 05, 2024

    Top French Soccer League, CVC Snared In Corruption Probe

    French financial law enforcement officials searched the offices of France's top professional soccer league and of private-equity investment partner CVC Capital Partners on Tuesday, Law360 confirmed, as part of an investigation of possible corruption in their collaboration on the league's media rights company.

  • November 05, 2024

    Calif. Basketball Referee Group Hit With PAGA Suit

    A California-based association training people to become basketball referees misclassified its instructors as independent contractors, cheating them out of wages and reimbursements, an instructor said in a Private Attorneys General Act suit filed in state court.

  • November 05, 2024

    MVP: Latham's Christopher Yates

    Chris Yates of Latham & Watkins LLP's antitrust and competition practice has guided prominent clients such as the U.S. Soccer Federation, Atlantic Coast Conference and UFC through some of the most closely watched antitrust litigation in the sports world, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.

  • November 05, 2024

    4 Golf Course Data Breach Suits Consolidated In Illinois

    Four separate proposed class actions alleging an Illinois-based golf course operator failed to protect customers' information following a data breach have been consolidated and will be heard in front of the same federal judge.

  • November 05, 2024

    On The Ground: How Attorneys Safeguarded The Election

    Attorneys worked tirelessly Tuesday to support citizens and election workers on the final day of voting in one of history's most contentious presidential contests.

Expert Analysis

  • How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act

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    In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.

  • Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?

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    A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • DOJ Paths To Limit FARA Fallout From Wynn's DC Circ. Win

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    After the D.C. Circuit’s recent Attorney General v. Wynn ruling, holding that the government cannot compel retroactive registration under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the U.S. Department of Justice has a few options to limit the decision’s impact on enforcement, say attorneys at MoFo.

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    Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing Dungeons & Dragons – a tabletop role-playing game – helped pave the way for my legal career by providing me with foundational skills such as persuasion and team building, says Derrick Carman at Robins Kaplan.

  • 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture

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    Traditional leadership styles frequently amplify the inherent pressures of legal work, but a few simple, time-neutral strategies can strengthen the skills and confidence of employees and foster a more collaborative culture, while supporting individual growth and contribution to organizational goals, says Benjamin Grimes at BKG Leadership.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents

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    Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • Defamation Suit Tests Lanham Act's Reach With Influencers

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    Recently filed in the Northern District of Texas, Prime Hydration v. Garcia, alleging defamation and Lanham Act violations based on the defendant's social media statements about the beverage brand, allows Texas courts and the Fifth Circuit to take the lead in interpreting the act as it applies to influencers, says attorney Susan Jorgensen.

  • Series

    Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper.

  • Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act

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    As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.

  • How 3rd Circ. Raised Bar For Constitutional Case Injunctions

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    The Third Circuit's decision in Delaware State Sportsmen's Association v. Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security, rejecting the relaxed preliminary injunction standards many courts have used when plaintiffs allege constitutional harms, could portend a shift in such cases in at least four ways, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • Proposed NIL Deal Leaves NCAA Antitrust Liability Door Open

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    The proposed House v. NCAA settlement filed in California federal court creates the possibility of significant direct payments to student-athletes for the first time, but the resulting framework is unlikely to withstand future antitrust scrutiny because it still represents an agreement among competitors to limit labor cost, says Yaman Desai at Lynn Pinker.

  • How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market

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    Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • Considerations For Federal Right Of Publicity As AI Advances

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    Amid rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence technology, Congress should consider how a federal right of publicity would interact with the existing patchwork of state name, image and likeness laws, as well as other issues like scope, harm recognized and available relief, says Ross Bagley at Pryor Cashman.

  • Series

    Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.

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