Participation in fantasy sports has dramatically increased throughout the years especially with daily fantasy sites like DraftKings and FanDuel providing services to millions of participants every day. Louisiana is one of five states where participating in fantasy sports for money is clearly against the law. Louisiana outlawed gambling by computer in 1997, which would include participating […]
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have given individuals a voice and a way to express themselves. However, social media has also lead to the rise of causes of action connected to defamation. Defamation is essentially based on an individual making a false statement that has been published and causes injury. Under […]
On March 25, 2015, Judge Susan Nelson denied the NHL’s first motion to dismiss, potentially strengthening the former players’ case. Prior to that decision, on January 8, 2015, Judge Nelson heard arguments from both the NHL and former players in regards to two motions to dismiss: (1) motion to dismiss the Master Complaint pursuant to […]
Transactions in the equine industry often involve animals worth thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. These transactions get especially daunting in the world of equine sports; the average selling price of a horse at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale – the nation’s premiere Thoroughbred auction – was $130,780, with 18 yearlings selling for $1 […]
As attorneys who represent athletes, we need to make sure that we are exploring every available avenue that is in our clients’ best interests. One of these avenues that has presented itself is the creation and maintenance of loan out corporations. A loan out corporation is a company that is set up as a separate legal entity […]
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The past twelve to eighteen months have without a doubt been the busiest and most interesting for both sports lawyers and fans alike. In the past calendar year alone: Aaron Hernandez was charged with and is being tried in his first of two murder trials; the NBA forced Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles […]
A well known sports doctor has put out a warning that rugby union can expect a major string of legal claims by former players who are suffering the effects of concussion injuries. The former Ireland international and now sports medicine expert Barry O’Driscoll told an audience at the Professional Rugby Concussion forum on Thursday that […]
Every collegiate athletic director faces a similar challenge each day—the challenge of maintaining a competitive athletic program while adhering to NCAA bylaws. However, since it is impossible to monitor each coach, student-athlete, and administrator at every point in time, NCAA bylaw infractions occur at most schools. As such, the top athletic directors implement measures to […]
In December 2014, United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, the Honorable William Alsup, granted the National Football League’s (“NFL”) motion to dismiss based on preemption under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (“LMRA”) in Dent v. NFL. Section 301 of the LMRA applies to breaches of collective […]