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On Tuesday, Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals and Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies filed separate suits in federal court against Al Jazeera America for libel. These claims stem from the television network’s recent documentary that linked, among others, the two baseball players to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Both suits were filed by the law […]
The Washington Redskins surprising success on the field this year may soon extend to the courtroom. In June of 2014, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) canceled the registration of six trademarks belonging to the football team under the disparagement provision of Section 2(a) of […]
On October 25, 2015, Kirk Cousins garnered national attention for yelling at reporters “You like that! You like that!” after he led the Washington Redskins to a twenty-four point come-from-behind victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That phrase soon became a rallying cry for the now surprisingly playoff-bound Redskins, who were led by the impressive […]
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Last month, it was reported that prominent children’s store, Toys R Us, would be going after the trademark application filed by up-and-coming hair salon and boutique, Hair Are Us. On March 17, 2014, the popular hair extension business based out of Atlanta, Georgia –with additional locations in Miami, Florida and Los Angeles, California – filed […]
Bill Raftery is a highly successful broadcaster known for his many catchphrases, the most prominent ones being “Onions” and “With a Kiss.” He has become one of basketball’s favorites off the court and was named to the Final Four broadcast team this past year. Raftery came to HEITNER LEGAL wondering if he could possibly trademark a […]
This past week, news regarding an interesting trademark that was filed for nearly a year ago began making the rounds; it was reported that JON GRUDEN FOOTBALL received federal trademark protection after being officially registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Specifically, the trademark – which was officially registered on October 13, […]
Recently, news broke that former escort, Katina Powell, wrote a book, Breaking the Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen. In it she alleges that between 2010 and 2014, a graduate assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at the University of Louisville, Andre McGee, paid her to provide strippers and sex for recruits of […]
A class action lawsuit led by plaintiff Adam Johnson has been filed in the Southern District of New York against DraftKings and FanDuel (two other class action lawsuits have been filed against DraftKings and FanDuel since, with more likely to come). The complaint alleges claims of negligence, fraud and misrepresentation, violation of the Kentucky Consumer […]
The growth in the daily fantasy sports space is astonishing. The number of people playing continues to grow exponentially with more than 8 million people projected to try daily fantasy sports in 2015. During the first week of the NFL season, industry leader DraftKings, had 200,000 new user sign-ups in one day. The industry is […]
The story of a student-athlete getting into legal trouble and then transferring to a different program is not a new one. What is new is the way that conferences are beginning to handle those troubled student-athletes. In the wake of the Jonathan Taylor, University of Georgia and University of Alabama debacle, conferences across the country […]