Sports:
- A Florida appellate panel on Friday blocked a lower court's temporary injunction giving an extra year of eligibility for a college basketball player, ruling in a split opinion that the order's findings weren't sufficient to grant an "extraordinary remedy." Panel Blocks Athlete's Extra Year Of College Basketball
- A New York federal judge has ordered ex-NBA guard Malik Beasley to pay his former agency $1 million after the journeyman did not contest the agency's contract breach suit for nearly a year. Judge orders Malik Beasley to pay $1 million to former agency - ESPN
- The NCAA on ...
Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreements move fast—especially when athletes transfer. That speed is one reason we’re seeing more disputes over liquidated damages provisions, sometimes described in news coverage as an “exit fee” if a player leaves for another program.
For example, the University of Cincinnati recently filed a lawsuit in federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against former quarterback Brendan Sorsby, seeking $1 million in liquidated damages after he transferred to Texas Tech. The lawsuit claims Sorsby signed an ...
Entertainment:
FILM & TELEVISION
- Paramount Skydance Corp. raised its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., leading to Netflix Inc. dropping out of the dramatic competition for the legendary Hollywood studio. Netflix Backs Out of Warner bros. Deal, Paramount Poised to Win Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have since reached a definitive agreement under which Paramount will acquire WBD, in a deal valuing WBD at $81 billion in equity and $110 billion in enterprise value. Exclusive: Warner Bros signs $110 billion deal with Paramount, its executive discloses in ...
Sports:
- University of Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar's challenge to NCAA rules limiting his eligibility after transferring from junior college was cut short by a Tennessee state judge, who denied an injunction request that would allow him to play next season. Judge denies Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar's eligibility bid - ESPN
- A Maryland federal judge denied a pickleball paddle maker's attempt to dodge USA Pickleball Association claims alleging that it submitted a prototype paddle for approval yet later made and sold a more powerful paddle that was never tested or approved ...
Sports:
- A suit by parents accusing a Little League Baseball organization of inadequate training of coaches and unsafe conditions for players was thrown out by a Connecticut state judge, who ruled that the parents never proved any harm by the league. Judge Says 'Game Over' To Little League Safety Suit
- A Florida boarding school for student athletes has agreed to pay $1.72 million to settle claims it took tuition payments from families with ties to a sanctioned Mexican drug cartel, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced Thursday. Prep School To ...
Sports:
- Counsel for an ex-Morgan Stanley investment adviser accused of defrauding pro athletes out of millions of dollars leaned hard on former NBA player Chandler Parsons in cross-examination after he testified against his onetime friend and go-to money man as the defense sought to discredit one of the government's key witnesses. Ex-Morgan Stanley Pro Scorns Key NBA Witness In Fraud Trial - Law360
- Snowboarders, figure skaters, curlers, and other competitive athletes have been training for years to be ready for the unexpected at the Winter Olympics, but intellectual property ...
Sports:
- This month's rash of indictments over alleged point-shaving in college basketball seems unlikely to prompt immediate wholesale changes within the NCAA, with the organization instead looking outward to address the threats posed by risky wagers offered on its games. NCAA Eyes Outreach, Not Overhaul, In Hoops Betting Scandal - Law360
- The principal owner of the WNBA's Chicago Sky has shortchanged the team's minority investors to his own benefit as the popularity and value of the team and league have risen, one of the partners claimed in an Illinois state suit. Chicago Sky's ...
Sports:
NCAA
- The evidence against the college basketball players indicted Thursday on federal sports gambling charges, and the alleged fixers involved in enticing and paying the players, appears strong enough for the NCAA to focus on preventing future scandals rather than on denying the problem existed, sports law experts say. College Gambling Busts Show That Getting Caught Is Easy
- A Tennessee federal court rejected a bid from five Division I college football players to preliminarily block the NCAA from denying them a full fifth season of play, finding they didn't sufficiently ...
Sports:
NFL
- The National Football League has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether its arbitration process, overseen by the commissioner, complies with federal law, appealing a Second Circuit ruling in favor of a coach suing the league for discrimination. NFL Takes Arbitration Fight In Flores Case To Supreme Court - Law360
MLB
- Subscribers to Major League Baseball's video streaming service could not support their claim that their personal data was knowingly and illegally shared with Meta, a New York federal judge has ruled, dismissing a trio of proposed class actions. tv ...
Sports:
NCAA
- The NCAA and major sports leagues are girding for new legal fights over athlete pay, college eligibility, and rules of competition—a jumble of cases whose outcome could reshape the business of sports. NCAA, Sports Leagues Brace for More Antitrust Action in Court - Bloomberg
- Objectors to U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken's approval of the settlement between the NCAA, its power conferences and current and former Division I athletes represented by the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations have raised unpersuasive and unsupported arguments, the NCAA and ...
