With the NFL Draft just passing and the NBA Draft looming, one thing to pay attention to is how many athletes start their own nonprofit organizations after they sign their first professional contracts. A nonprofit organization is a charitable organization that does not exist to create a profit. There are a number of reasons why […]
A Manhattan, New York federal jury cleared HBO of defamation charges on May 8th that had been brought by Mitre Sports International, a British sportswear and equipment supplier. HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” aired a segment in 2008, “Children of Industry” that accused Mitre Sports of exploiting child labor as part of its soccer […]
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Edge Case: Nested And Mixed Lists
Nested and mixed lists are an interesting beast. It’s a corner case to make sure that Lists within lists do not break the ordered list numbering order Your list styles go deep enough. Ordered – Unordered – Ordered ordered item ordered item unordered unordered ordered item ordered item ordered item ordered item Ordered – Unordered […]
Recently, former San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills linebacker, Shawne Merriman, and his company, Lights Out Holdings, LLC, moved for summary judgment in their fight to prohibit Nike from using or associating with Merriman’s nickname, “Lights Out.” In the motion, Merriman seeks up to $18 million in statutory damages, in addition to attorneys’ fees and […]
HEITNER LEGAL client PrecisionHawk has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to advance the research around unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) across rural areas. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced the partnership this morning at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference in Atlanta. PrecisionHawk will be the only UAV manufacturer, joining CNN […]
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 […]