On April 1, the Harvard Committee on Sports & Entertainment Law and the Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law are hosting the 2019 Harvard Sports Law Symposium. An annual event, the Symposium is intended to bring together sports industry—focused practitioners, academics, and students for meaningful discussions on the most pressing business and legal issues in the…
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In keeping with its tradition of featuring original content from some of the leading legal experts in the sports industry, the latest sports litigation alert is rich with fresh perspective from thought leaders. Dr. Robert Ammon, Associate Professor and Chair of the Kinesiology and Sport Management Division at the University of South Dakota, writes about…
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Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that the firm has partnered with Hackney Publications to launch Sports Medicine and Law, a complete source for news, case summaries, articles, and strategies concerning sports medicine and the law, whether they arise at the professional, collegiate, high school, and amateur levels. Members of Montgomery McCracken’s Sports Injury Practice,…
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(Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in both Sports Litigation Alert and Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics, both of which can be subscribed to at www.hackneypublications.com) By Justin B. Kozubal, MSA, of Capital University & Michael S. Carroll, PhD, of Troy University On or around December 31, 2018, eleven Black football players from Mesa Community…
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University of Mississippi School of Law Associate Professor Will Berry has been elected chair of the Section on Law and Sports within the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Berry has been a member of the executive committee of the Section for three years. He said he is excited about the opportunity to lead law…
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Steven Pachman, a partner in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Sports Injury practice group, is slated to speak at the University of Michigan’s Sport Concussion Summit on Friday, May 31. The Summit’s local, regional, and nationally renowned speakers come together to discuss some of the most pressing topics in Orthopaedics,…
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(Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in Concussion Litigation Reporter) A former hockey enforcer has brought a class action lawsuit in B.C. (Canada) Superior Court against several North American hockey leagues alleging they failed to protect their players from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and their long-term consequences. James McEwan, 31, the former captain of the…
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(The following article was written by Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer for Hackney Publications & Professor, Department of Sport Management, Drexel University, ejs95@drexel.edu) In March of 2016, St. Cloud State University (SCSU) administrators announced an athletics reorganization plan that included elimination of the men’s cross country and track and field teams (both indoor and…
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Whiteford Taylor & Preston has announced that Joseph R. “Ricky” Lefft has joined the firm. Lefft has more than 30 years of experience advising professional athletes, coaches and athletic administrators on their professional and personal business matters. “We see terrific synergies for the firm in welcoming Ricky to our Sports Law practice in Richmond,” said…
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The latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert features case summaries and articles from every corner of the sports law industry, from amateur to professional, reinforcing its reputation as the nation’s leading sports law periodical. The Alert publishes 24 times a year and provides subscriber with access to a searchable archive of close to 3,000 sports…
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