K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup (July 7, 2023)
July 07, 2023, 09:00 AM- The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association (PWHPA) has ratified its collective bargaining agreement, a landmark step ahead of the launch of a new women’s professional hockey league – PWHPA players’ union ratifies CBA in landmark step ahead of new women’s pro hockey league – The Athletic
- Keep an eye out for Brad Pitt during this weekend’s British Grand Prix, not with the other celebrities in the glitzy grandstand but in the garage as he (as fictional driver Sonny Hayes) will be part of the additional (eleventh) team in the garage as the FIA will be hosting and working with a film crew including Pitt and Jerry Bruckheimer filming a movie with the assistance of F1 driver Lewis Hamilton as a consultant – Brad Pitt, Lewis Hamilton’s F1 movie films at Silverstone: What we know – The Athletic
- The former head of the South American international soccer federation (CONMEBOL), who was convicted and imprisoned in the wide-ranging FIFA corruption investigation in 2017, was granted early release to receive badly needed treatment for his failing eyesight, over the opposition of federal prosecutors – Convicted Ex-FIFA Exec To Be Freed Early For Health Reasons – Law360
- The ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee pushed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to “honor your commitment” to publicly release the report on the investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and workplace and financial misconduct against Washington Commanders officials and outgoing owner Daniel Snyder – Raskin Calls On NFL To Release Report On Commanders – Law360
- A North Carolina state appeals court ruled that the former head coach of a North Carolina college football team can’t undo his firing, finding his failure to report a fight between two teammates in which a gun may have been involved was a clear violation of his employment contract – NC Panel Upholds Football Coach’s Firing Over Player Scuffle – Law360
- Disney has urged a California federal court to pause discovery in a pair of cases from YouTubeTV and DirecTV subscribers alleging the company drove their bills up by forcing expensive ESPN channels onto their services – Disney Wants Discovery Pause In Streamers’ Antitrust Suit – Law360