K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup (September 16, 2025)

Sports:

• A British Formula One racing team is fighting back against a former supporter’s third complaint alleging fraudulent inducement into sponsorship agreements, telling a Florida federal court the lawsuit is trying to evade a $34 million arbitration award. F1 Team Fights Ex-Sponsor’s Third $34M Fraud Suit In Fla. – Law360
• Three female student athletes sued their Southern California school district and state Department of Education, claiming they suffered sex discrimination under Title IX and civil rights violations when the defendants allowed a transgender athlete to compete on their high school track and volleyball teams. 3 California student-athletes file federal lawsuit over transgender athlete’s participation in women’s sports – CNN
• An Idaho transgender athlete asked the U.S. Supreme Court this week to drop a challenge against a state law that “bars transgender girls and women from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams,” according to a filing by her attorneys. Transgender athlete drops challenge to Idaho women’s sports law – Fox
• Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced Friday she has filed a lawsuit against the prediction market for promoting and accepting online sports wagers from Massachusetts customers without following the many state laws that govern sports gaming, including licensing by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC). Kalshi Sued by Massachusetts Attorney General for ‘Illegal Sports Wagering Operations’ – Covers

NCAA

• After decades of fighting compensation for college athletes, and years of courtroom losses, the NCAA and its most powerful conferences may be on the verge of winning something they’ve never had: federal law on their side. The House could pass the SCORE Act. What is it, and how could it change college sports? – WDRB

NFL

• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday that former NFL player Jack Brewer should pay $160,000 in disgorgement, civil penalties and interest as a remedy for illegal insider trading. SEC Seeks $160K From Ex-NFL Player For Insider Trading – Law360

Entertainment:

MOVIES & TELEVISION

• Paramount Skydance, the Hollywood studio taken over in August by independent filmmaker David Ellison, is preparing a bid for rival Warner Bros. Discovery, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Paramount Skydance preparing bid for Warner Bros Discovery, source says | Reuters
• The 9^th Circuit revived a nearly $600,000 jury verdict against Walt Disney Co. that found it infringed software used to animate faces in the 2017 live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. US appeals court revives motion-capture copyright verdict against Disney | Reuters
• Showtime again escaped claims that its Penny Dreadful series infringed the copyrights of a writer who claims she originally created characters portrayed on the program. BIANI v. SHOWTIME NETWORKS INC (2025) | FindLaw
• Blade Runner 2049 producer Alcon Entertainment LLC’s image use suit against Tesla Inc. was further trimmed by a Los Angeles federal judge. Tesla ‘Blade Runner 2049′ Image Use Suit Shaved Again by Judge

LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS

• Taylor Swift‘s counsel at Venable LLP told a Manhattan federal judge that the pop superstar has not agreed to be deposed in actress Blake Lively‘s defamation case against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, but could do so the week of Oct. 20 “if she is forced.” Taylor Swift’s Lawyer Says Superstar ‘Did Not Agree’ to Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni Deposition
• Rapper Snoop Dogg‘s ice cream brand is seeking a CN federal judge’s help to dodge a claim that its use of the word “Swizzle” is an act of trademark infringement, asking for the court to declare that Edible Arrangements is illegally trying to create a monopoly. EXCLUSIVE: Snoop Dogg At War With Edible Arrangements, Says They Stole “Swizzle” Slang – AllHipHop