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    K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup (October 6, 2023)

    October 06, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Sports:

    NCAA:

    Soccer:

    • The 2030 FIFA Men’s soccer World Cup will feature games in six countries on three continents in an unprecedented, unique format that will allow the tournament to celebrate the World Cup’s 100th anniversary in Uruguay. FIFA reached an agreement to accept a bid spearheaded by co-hosts Spain, Portugal, and Morocco as the only candidate for the hosting rights that also includes staging games in South American countries Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which had earlier promoted a rival co-hosting bid – 2030 World Cup to be hosted by three continents for first time – ESPN

    Baseball:

    Tennis:

    • Tennis pro Kylie McKenzie’s battle with the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) intensified as each side asked a Florida federal judge to determine whether the organization holds any responsibility for failing to shield McKenzie from the sexual abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of her coach – Tennis Org. Clashes With Pro Over Sex Abuse Liability – Law360

    NFL:

    • Two former NFL players have accused the league’s disability benefit plans of using race-norming to deny them the full payouts they are entitled to receive, in a proposed class action in federal court in Baltimore that marks the second such suit this year to claim that the NFL bases payouts on the now-discredited practice – Ex-Players Claim NFL Benefit Plans Still Use Race-Norming – Law360
    • An arbitrator denied a temporary restraining order sought by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) that would have prevented trading card company Panini America Inc. from producing and selling material bearing the association’s licensed mark while the two hammer out a contract dispute – Panini Can Continue Selling NFLPA Goods During Arbitration – Law360

    Basketball:

    • A national basketball training academy has dropped a federal Ohio lawsuit against a former vice president it accused of using proprietary information to start a competing program, one day after the employee argued that the case should be dismissed due to a lack of jurisdiction – Rival Basketball Biz Suit Ditched After Court Raised Doubts – Law360

    Entertainment:

    • Actor and comedian Chris Tucker has agreed to pay $3.58 million plus interest to the IRS to settle a lawsuit seeking $9.68 million in taxes dating to the early 2000s, according to a federal district court filing – Actor Chris Tucker Will Pay IRS $3.58 Million Over Past Taxes (bloomberglaw.com)
    • A federal judge in California allowed parts of a putative class action claiming that Disney’s ESPN carriage agreements violate the Sherman Act to proceed, but tossed the plaintiffs’ claims for damages, giving them until Oct. 16 to amend and refile – ESPN Fee Class Action Can Proceed, But Without Damages – Law360
    • The official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of the owner of Bally Sports regional sports networks can intervene in the debtor’s suits against parent Sinclair Broadcast Group after a Texas bankruptcy judge said it made sense for the creditors to have a say in the $1 billion clawback suit – Creditors Can Jump In On Bally Sports Owner’s Ch. 11 Suit – Law360
    • The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to weigh in on a music publisher’s appeal of a lower court ruling that held an artist is not time-barred from recovering additional damages in a copyright suit over recorded songs – Justices Take Up Copyright Damages Row – Law360
    • British spirits company Diageo countersued Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York state court over the musician and entrepreneur’s accusation that racism influenced the marketing and stunted the growth of his tequila and vodka brands, alleging that Combs has long leveraged allegations of racial animus to extort Diageo – Diageo Says Diddy Refused To Fund Tequila Venture – Law360
    • Rapper Chris Brown and his company got two of the four claims brought against them by a concert financier over a canceled performance in Texas thrown out for not providing enough details of the fraud they are accused of, but they still must face part of the $500,000 suit in Ohio federal court – Chris Brown Gets Half Of Canceled Show Claims Tossed – Law360
    • A Michigan federal judge dismissed the majority of a record management company’s claims against a Grammy-nominated artist that he suddenly reduced the amount of commission he paid to the company, saying some of the claims are time-barred by Michigan breach-of-contract law – Judge Trims Contract Breach Suit Against R&B Singer – Law360
    • Lizzo and her touring company have filed a response denying allegations of racial discrimination and sexual harassment asserted by three former dancers for the Grammy-winning pop star in California state court, all of whom claimed they were frequently exposed to graphic sexual behavior and demeaning comments from white managers – Lizzo Denies Dancers’ Sexual Harassment, Racial Bias Claims – Law360