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Improving the NCAA’s Regulation of Payments to Athletes

By Stephen A. Miller[1] For decades, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) resisted efforts to allow its athletes to earn outside income.  The Association delayed, litigated, formed some task forces, delayed some more… but eventually surrendered in July 2021 after its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on this issue was unanimously rejected.  The surrender…
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Courts Continue to Reject Agents Suing Other Agents

By Chris Deubert On October 6, 2021, Judge Rakoff of the Southern District of New York, dismissed a lawsuit brought by one basketball agent, David Lee, against another, Raymond Brothers, for allegedly stealing Lee’s client. Lee v. Raymond Brothers, 21-cv-4213, 2021 WL 4652336 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 2021). In so doing, the court added to a body of…
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Journal of NCAA Compliance Expands Editorial Review Board

The Journal of NCAA Compliance (JONC), a peer-reviewed journal published by Hackney Publications, has expanded its Editorial Review Board to accommodate the growing interest compliance professionals have in writing for the publication. JONC, which is led by Academic Co-Editors Dave Ridpath (Ohio) and Clay Bolton (Texas A&M – Commerce), has been produced for 15 years…
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Power & Cronin Expands Sports Law Practice Group with Hire of Michael Viverito

Power & Cronin, Ltd announced today the hire of Michael Viverito, building upon its existing sports law practice group. Besides sports law, Viverito will also focus his practice on Corporate Law, Workers’ Compensation, and Intellectual Property. He will support Jared P. Vasilauskas, who heads the practice group. Vasilauskas noted that one of the things that…
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Sports Lawyer Kevin Carpenter Appointed as ITTF’s First Head of Integrity

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has appointed Kevin Carpenter as its first-ever Head of Integrity. In his new role, Carpenter will develop and lead the ITTF Integrity Unit to be at the forefront of the protection of integrity of sport within the Olympic Movement. The ITTF Integrity Unit is an operationally independent unit established…
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Washington State’s Lystedt Law – an Update

By Tony Corleto, of Gordon & Rees  (Editor’s Note: The following article appears in Concussion Litigation Reporter, which can be subscribed to at the site.) Enacted by the Washington State legislature in 2009 (RCWA 28A.600.190) the “Zackery Lystedt Law” set the pattern for similar legislative and regulatory acts in each state and the District of…
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Professor Seeks Experts on Venue Safety

University of West Florida Professor Gil Fried is seeking experts on venue safety. Specifically, he is looking for the following help: “Several sport safety experts with significant exposure and connections throughout the sport safety area are looking to launch a non-profit to possibly provide free risk management and safety training programs.  We are looking for…
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A Sport Psychologist Hired as An Independent Contractor by DePaul University Athletics Found Not to Have Standing Under Title IX & Denied Relief for Alleged Retaliation

(Editor’s Note: The following is shared from the archives of Sports Litigation Alert, a subscription-based publication.) By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer/Hackney Publications & Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communication, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu A sport psychologist, Dr. Jenny H. Conviser, along with counselors employed through her company Ascend Consultation Health Care,…
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Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Brings Sports Lawyer Courtney Dunn Back to the Team

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney (SMSM) has announced that Courtney Dunn has rejoined its sports law group as a legal associate. Dunn first joined SMSM in 2019. In February of 2021, she took a position at Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C. Seven months later she elected to return to SMSM. Prior to joining the firm for…
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NHLPA and NHL Agree to Long-Term Exclusive Trading Card License Extensions with Upper Deck; NFT Products Planned

The National Hockey League (NHL®) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) have announced that each have agreed to long-term extensions of their licenses with The Upper Deck Company to be the exclusive licensed manufacturer of physical trading cards. Upper Deck, which has maintained NHL and NHLPA trading card licenses since the 1990-91 season,…
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