High profile athletes who are between their last game of college and their first game of professional ball would do themselves a strong service to put a competent attorney on retainer. The earlier said athlete hires such a lawyer to start putting his business affairs in order, the more likely that athlete will profit off […]
The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. The NFL Players Association has filed a twofold grievance against the NFL, appealing the suspensions handed down to Jonathan Vilma (New Orleans Saints), Will Smith (New Orleans Saints), Anthony Hargrove (Green Bay Packers), and Scott Fujita (Cleveland Browns) for their involvement in the Saints bounty program. On August […]
The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. Another lawsuit involving an NFL player dealing with closed head trauma has arisen. However, this lawsuit has a different twist as the player is not suing the league, but his previous counsel. Former St. Louis Rams Linebacker Jamie Duncan is suing Mark L. Floyd and the Floyd Law […]
The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. Penn Racquet Sports Inc. and parent Head USA Inc. filed a federal lawsuit against Dunlop International Ltd. and Dunlop Sports Group America Inc. Monday in U.S. District Court. The complaint filed in Connecticut, stems from Dunlap’s tennis ball advertising statistics. Penn accuses Dunlap of misleading the public by […]
The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. FIBA serves as the governing body for international basketball. The association regulates 213 National Federations of basketball throughout the world. In 2006, the FIBA Arbitral Tribunal was established to settle disputes amongst players, clubs, and agents through arbitration. In 2010, the name was changed to The Basketball Arbitral […]
There are two big problems with filing defamation lawsuits (obviously, without looking at the facts of the various potential cases): 1) Defamation lawsuits are very difficult to win, and 2) Even if the plaintiff gets a judgment in his/her favor, the damages awarded tend to be small. But there are always exceptions to the rule. […]
In April 2011, I had an article titled, You May Not “Like” This Title: Everything Stored On Facebook Is Discoverable, published in the NYU Law Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. The premise is that enjoying the openness of Facebook may come at an unexpected cost, especially for those who do not understand how the […]
The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. Major League Umpire Edwin Hickox and his wife are suing Amer Sports Corporation and their subsidiary Wilson Sporting Goods due to a concussion he suffered three years ago. The New York Yankees were hosting the Cleveland Indians on April 18th 2009 in a game Hickox was working as […]
Each Friday we will feature an article from our good friends at The Legal Blitz. Please enjoy the following piece and check out The Legal Blitz when you get a chance! Brett Favre shed some tears during his first of eventually three retirement press conferences. On March 4th, 2008, after an illustrious career with the Green […]
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NFLPA v. NFLCA
The following article was written by Cyle Kiger. The National Football League Players Association (“NFLPA”) has filed a suit (found here) on April 17th, 2012, against the NFL Coaches Association (“NFLCA”) in the District of Columbia. The NFLCA was established in 2005 as a membership organization and District of Columbia Corporation representing coaches in the NFL. […]