The following is a guest contribution by David Greene, Esq. of Greene and Greene, Attorneys at Law. In the last year or so, I have been hearing a lot about a newish technology known as 3D printing. Before this past year, these printers were expensive, but lately have come down in price to the point of […]
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The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Starting October 30, 2012, the NCAA will implement a new rule with regards to Head Coach’s responsibilities. The specific rule is NCAA Division I Bylaw 11.1.2.1, which will state: “An institution’s head coach is presumed to be responsible for the actions of all assistant coaches and administrators […]
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. In game two of the ALCS, Detroit Tigers’ Omar Infante overran second base and was desperately trying to dive back to the bag. New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano applied the tag to Infante and clearly tagged him before Infante could even get remotely close to […]
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Cybersquatters in Professional Sports
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Cybersquatting is the registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with the bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. The cybersquatter typically offers to sell a domain to a person or company who owns a trademark contained within the […]
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. During my 3L year of law school, I had an externship with Jacksonville University’s Athletic Compliance office. I had no idea what to expect coming in. During my collegiate basketball career, I never paid attention to the compliance directors, just like most of the other athletes. I […]
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Beverly Morgan is a 66-year-old woman residing in Lincoln, Nebraska. She recently brought a lawsuit through attorney Robert Kinsey against the Bo Pelini Foundation (Bo Pelini is the Head Football Coach at the University of Nebraska). Morgan also named Tim Beck as a defendant. Tim is the […]
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Here is the scenario: It is the first day of conditioning for a division one basketball program. Naturally, players come in thinking they are in shape, only to find out that the strength and conditioning coach’s regimen for the team would prove otherwise. The conditioning starts off […]
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. It all started with a simple game of truth or dare, but ended with an allegation of sexual assault. Dezmine Wells stated that he was playing a game of truth or dare with a fellow student, which led to consensual sex between him and the fellow student. […]
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Are NBA fans sitting courtside too close to the players? On November 15, 2005, the Los Angeles Lakers were visiting the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies beat the Lakers by 12 points, but that wasn’t the biggest story coming from FedEx Forum that evening. During the game, a […]
The following article was written by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. The NCAA only permits coaches and assistant coaches at universities to participate in the recruitment of student-athletes. If staff members of a university other than the coaches recruit student-athletes to the school, it is an NCAA violation. There is currently a proposed amendment on this rule pending. […]