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  • April 25, 2025

    Houston Texans Accused Of Infringing Ticketing Patent

    The Houston Texans are accused of infringing patented聽technology for聽a ticketing service that allows users to buy tickets for sporting events based on individual players' probability of appearing in a match.

  • April 25, 2025

    World Cup Workers Sue PR Firms For Hiding Labor Abuses

    Two public relations giants helped the Qatari government hide human trafficking and other labor abuses in the construction of venues for the 2022 men's World Cup, more than 100 Filipino migrant workers claim in a suit in New York federal court.

  • April 24, 2025

    Nevada Asks Court To Toss Kalshi Sports Contract Suit

    Gaming authorities in Nevada have urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them by online trading platform KalshiEx LLC, telling the court that a state agency's efforts to stop the company from offering betting on sports and elections is on solid legal footing.

  • April 24, 2025

    Fallout From Ex-Football Coach's Alleged Hacking Spreads

    Three more universities were hit with lawsuits this week by students who say they were targets of a former University of Michigan and Baltimore Ravens coach accused of hacking accounts to steal intimate photos, as the number of suits stemming from the scandal continues to grow.

  • April 24, 2025

    Judge's Order For More Changes Puts NCAA Deal In Jeopardy

    The California federal judge overseeing the $2.78 billion settlement between the NCAA and college athletes seeking compensation remained unsatisfied with the NCAA's insistence on roster limits she considers unfair to class members, so much so that she gave the sides two weeks to resolve the issue or risk having the settlement tossed and sent back to litigation.

  • April 24, 2025

    MLB Wins Fla. Appeal In Ex-Player's Data Theft Suit

    A Florida state appellate court handed a win to Major League Baseball in an ex-player's lawsuit alleging personal and business data was stolen in a "black ops" hack of his computers, finding that the claims were barred by the statute of limitations and were already decided in previous cases.

  • April 24, 2025

    Subscribers Lob Data-Sharing Suit At Baseball Media Co.

    Baseball America Inc. customers have hit the company with a proposed class action in North Carolina federal court, alleging the sports publication illegally tracks their activity and shares the collected private data with third parties.

  • April 24, 2025

    Red Sox TV Network Wins Civil Judgment In Fraud Suit

    The regional cable channel that broadcasts Boston Red Sox and Bruins games has obtained a civil judgment against a former executive who was聽convicted of embezzling nearly $600,000 through a billing fraud scheme.

  • April 24, 2025

    NC Court Denies Athletes In NCAA Antitrust Suit Interim Relief

    A North Carolina Business Court judge denied a preliminary injunction sought by four college football players in their suit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association seeking an additional year of eligibility, one of their attorneys confirmed Thursday.

  • April 24, 2025

    Trader To Plead Guilty To Claims He Defrauded Pro Athletes

    A Colorado man said he intends to plead guilty in a federal case accusing him of fleecing about 20 investors, including unidentified professional athletes, of more than $1 million.

  • April 24, 2025

    UPS Paying $1.6B For Andlauer's Healthcare Logistics Co.

    UPS said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. for approximately 2.2 billion聽Canadian dollars ($1.6 billion) in cash, expanding its global healthcare logistics footprint with a particular focus on so-called cold chain capabilities.

  • April 23, 2025

    Ex-Sprinter Turned Track Coach Cops To Olympic Doping Rap

    A onetime world-class sprinter from Georgia on Wednesday admitted to illegally providing banned performance-enhancement drugs while training athletes to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

  • April 23, 2025

    Mich. Town Beats Casino's Suit Over Rejected Racetrack Plan

    A Michigan federal judge found the state's final horse-racing casino operator jumped the gun in spending $10 million on a suburban Detroit property only to see negotiations with local officials break down, stranding the company without a physical location.

  • April 23, 2025

    UMich Says It's Immune From Ex-Coach Hacking Suits

    The University of Michigan has said it is immune from claims brought by student athletes who allege the university failed to protect them from a former assistant football coach's alleged hacking of their sensitive information, encouraging a federal judge to reject the students' request for speedy discovery until a conference next month.聽

  • April 23, 2025

    Fla. Panel Reverses Promoter's $1M Award Against Pro Boxer

    A Florida appeals court on Wednesday reversed a $1.45 million judgment against professional Mexican boxer Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, finding that the award for Alvarez's former promoter 鈥 who claimed he was owed part of Alvarez's earnings 鈥 was not based on competent substantial evidence.

  • April 23, 2025

    Judge Says Calif. Tribes Can't Intervene In $700M Casino Row

    A District of Columbia federal judge refused on Wednesday to allow three California tribes and a company to intervene in another California tribe's suit accusing the federal government of wrongfully rescinding gambling eligibility for the tribe's $700 million casino project.

  • April 23, 2025

    Ex-Olympian Says QVC Stole Idea For 50+ Lifestyle Brand

    A former Olympian and broadcaster who created a platform centered around women over 50 alleged in New Jersey federal court on Tuesday that QVC strung her along with the opportunity to partner and develop the platform into a lifestyle brand for the company, only to steal the idea without payment.

  • April 23, 2025

    SCOTUSblog Sold Amid Goldstein's Criminal Case

    SCOTUSblog has been sold to digital media company The Dispatch, according to announcements from both publications Wednesday, marking a new chapter for the U.S. Supreme Court-focused legal publication while its co-founder Tom Goldstein faces criminal charges.

  • April 23, 2025

    Hunting Group Denied Injunction On CDC's Puppy Import Ban

    A Michigan federal judge will not grant a hunting and fishing alliance's request to pause the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's ban on the import of young dogs, saying in an order on Tuesday the agency's effort to prevent the spread of rabies is a legitimate reason for the rule.

  • April 23, 2025

    Vanderbilt QB Fights To Protect NCAA Eligibility At 6th Circ.

    Attorneys for Vanderbilt University quarterback Diego Pavia urged the Sixth Circuit to leave in place a lower court's rebuke of the NCAA's rule limiting eligibility for junior-college athletes, stressing that the disputed restrictions are a flagrant violation of antitrust law.

  • April 23, 2025

    New Videos Undercut Ex-Knick's Assault Claim, Judge Hints

    A federal judge said Wednesday that new videos appear to show former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley slipping 鈥 not being pushed 鈥 during a 2017 altercation with Madison Square Garden security, evidence MSG's lawyers say disposes of his assault claims.

  • April 22, 2025

    Puerto Rico Soccer Org. Loses Bid To Soften Sanctions

    A Puerto Rico judge on Friday declined to reconsider the disqualification of an attorney, and sanctions imposed for misusing artificial intelligence to fight the disqualification bid,聽in a lawsuit that accuses FIFA of antitrust violations.

  • April 22, 2025

    ESPN's Sharpe Threatens Suit Against Nev. Rape Accuser

    Pro Football Hall of Famer and current ESPN broadcaster Shannon Sharpe on Tuesday denied accusations in a $50 million Nevada state civil suit by a former girlfriend that he raped and threatened to choke her, saying in a social media video that he planned to sue her for defamation.

  • April 22, 2025

    Minn. Sues Over Funding Threats Tied To Trans Athlete Policy

    Minnesota on Tuesday sued President Donald Trump to stop him from "bullying" transgender individuals after his administration threatened to pull federal school funding if the state does not reverse a formal opinion from its attorney general that allows children to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity.

  • April 22, 2025

    Kalshi, Crypto.com Fight Md. Regulator On Sports Contracts

    Trading platform KalshiEx LLC and the derivatives platform owned by Crypto.com have each sued Maryland gaming regulators for allegedly preempting federal authority with directives to shut down sports event contracts the agency contends are unregistered wagers.

Expert Analysis

  • 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鈥檚 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 麻豆传媒rence 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 麻豆传媒.

  • 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鈥檚 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 麻豆传媒s Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of 麻豆传媒s 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.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer 鈥 punctuality, memorization, creativity and more 鈥 have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • Until Congress Acts, EDNY 'Insider Betting' Case Is Premature

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    The Eastern District of New York鈥檚 novel wire fraud conspiracy indictment in U.S. v. Pham may have prematurely heralded a new era in federal gambling enforcement, but in the absence of an 鈥渋nsider betting鈥 statute, sportsbooks 鈥 not prosecutors 鈥 should be responsible for enforcing their terms of use, says attorney Jonathan Savella.

  • How 麻豆传媒 Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    麻豆传媒 firm decision making can be stifled by 鈥渃ollaboration drag鈥 鈥 characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent 鈥 but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

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