K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup (May 6, 2025)

Sports:

  • FIFA is demanding attorney fees from plaintiffs for misusing artificial intelligence in an antitrust suit against the soccer federation in Puerto Rico, with a formatting error revealing that it is seeking more than $50,000 for work performed by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and a local firm, according to court documents. FIFA Seeks Fees After Citation Mistakes In Antitrust Case - Law360

NCAA

NFL

MLB

GOLF

  • A professional golfer urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to revive two defamation lawsuits against various news and media publications, saying he was wrongly targeted as the "villain" or "bad boy" of golf due to false accusations of cheating and reports over his defection from the PGA Tour. Pro Golfer Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Media Defamation Suits - Law360

Entertainment:

FILM & TELEVISION

MUSIC

  • A GA federal judge refused to free President Donald Trump from a copyright infringement claim levied against him over his election campaign's use of artist Isaac Hayes' song "Hold On, I'm Coming" at rallies. isaac hayes.pdf
  • A lawsuit accusing pop stars Sam Smith and Normani Hamilton of creating their 2019 hit “Dancing With a Stranger” by lifting key musical elements from an earlier song was revived by a federal appeals court. ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Copyright Lawsuit Revived on Appeal

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