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Law Firm Representing Student Sues Academy for Failing to Protect Him from Athletic Director

A lawsuit has been filed (Los Angeles County Superior Court – Case No. 24NNCV05136) against the Delphi Academy on behalf of a former student who was allegedly sexually abused by former basketball coach and Athletic Director Randolph Clifford Jackson. The lawsuit claims the former student, identified as John Doe, was sexually molested during the 2011-2012…
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UNH Franklin Pierce’s Michael McCann Honored with 2025 AALS Law and Sports Section Award

Associate Dean Michael McCann, the Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute and Associate Dean for Intellectual Life, has been selected to receive the 2025 Association of American Law Schools’ Law and Sports Section Award. This prestigious award recognizes an individual who has made a substantial and significant contribution to scholarship, teaching, and/or service in the…
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TBI Recognized as Chronic Condition by the CMS

By Michael Kaplen, of De Caro & Kaplen, LLP, In a victory for the brain injury community, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a chronic health condition. CMS has added TBI to its list of chronic conditions for chronic special needs through its Medicare Advantage program…
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Federal Judge Rules in Case Involving Sports Authority, Others in Dispute Involving Distribution of Religious Literature

(The following is excerpted from Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical. Each issue of the Alert features five case summaries and 10 to 14 relevant articles. Subscribers also have access to a searchable archive of more than 5,000 summaries and articles.) A federal judge from the Middle District of Tennesee has granted…
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Crowe & Dunlevy Welcomes Professor with Sports Law Experience As Of Counsel

Crowe & Dunlevy has announced that Oklahoma City University School of Law (OCU Law) Associate Professor Timothy T. Hsieh has joined the firm’s Oklahoma City office, further expanding the capacity and capabilities of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Professor Hsieh joins the firm in an Of Counsel role and he brings nearly two decades…
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Sports Medicine Physician Is Skeptical of Guardian Caps

In an effort to reduce head injuries, the NFL has authorized players to use Guardian Caps—large, soft-shelled pads worn over football helmets—during games. Following a September game, in which Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained a concussion after a nasty hit to the head by a Buffalo Bills defender, many are wondering whether these caps…
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Hogan Lovells Advises Family Office’s Purchase of NWSL’s San Diego Wave Fútbol Club

Hogan Lovells has advised the Levine Leichtman Family Office (LLFO) on the acquisition of the San Diego Wave Fútbol Club, a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise, from its previous owner, Ron Burkle. Hogan Lovells also advised LLFO on the process of adding numerous strategic partners to the Wave ownership group. Lauren Leichtman will serve…
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Sports Lawyer Aalok Sharma Appointed as Chair of Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Workforce Management Policy Committee

Stinson LLP Partner Aalok Sharma has been appointed to serve as chair of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Workforce Management Policy Committee. As chair of this committee, Sharma will lead Chamber members, policy staff and stakeholders in advocating for policies that support a thriving business environment in Minnesota. The committee will also focus on addressing critical workplace…
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Five More Teams Forfeit Over Transgender ‘Danger’

Even more female volleyball teams have been forced to forfeit matches “to protect their players from the high and now well-documented risk of serious injury when being required to play against one or more men who identify as female,” said John Banzhaf, Professor of Public Interest Law atGeorge Washington University Law School The Nevada women’s volleyball…
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Duane Morris Welcomes Corporate and Gaming Law Partner Sara Gonso Tait in Chicago

Sara Gonso Tait has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Tait was a partner at Ice Miller LLP. “Sara is a marquee addition to our Firm who will immediately add to and expand our capabilities in this important marketplace,”…
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