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Hanley vs. Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment LLC: Putting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act on ‘Ice’?

(Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in full in Sports Litigation Alert. To see the full article, please subscribe to the Alert.) By Kevin Brown, of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP The sports world is under attack again for its text marketing tactics directed to consumers. This time the target is Tampa Bay Sports…
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LEAD1 Association Releases Sport Supervision Guide for Athletics Departments

The LEAD1 Association, which represents the athletics directors of the 130 member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), released a guide to assist members with key considerations for effective sport supervision, including fostering positive student-athlete experiences, ensuring safety and risk management, and understanding administrative expectations. The LEAD1 Guide to Sport Supervision, an instructional manual…
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Sports Betting Lags in Popularity in Some States

Just 29 percent of voting-age Coloradans would vote “yes” for sports betting if the upcoming referendum were being held today, according to a survey conducted by BettingUSA.com. The survey was conducted in anticipation of a measure that will appear on the November ballot in Colorado asking voters if they would like to legalize sports betting…
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Sports Lawyer Jack Reale Selected as Champ Bailey’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Presenter

Champ Bailey has announced that he has chosen Drew Eckl & Farnham Partner Jack Reale to serve as his presenter when he’s enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August.  Reale has served as Bailey’s agent, attorney, and friend for the last 20 years. “I am honored that Champ has chosen me,” said…
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Former Sports Law Professor, Current Kings COO Receives Paradigm Award

The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation has announced Matina Kolokotronis, the Sacramento Kings Chief Operation Officer, as its 2019 Paradigm Award Honoree. The Paradigm Award is given annually to a distinguished Greek American whose career achievements and personal accomplishments reflect the Foundation’s mission and vision of building a better America through education and Hellenism. Honored not only…
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Jackson Lewis Sponsors Title IX Alert, a Timely and Complimentary Newsletter

Jackson Lewis P.C. announced today its sponsorship of Title IX Alert, a newsletter produced by Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals. Title IX Alert is the one-stop publication for news, case summaries, articles, and strategies concerning Title IX and Collegiate Athletics. The publication offers insight into recent cases, as well as…
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Squires Carves Out a Niche as an Expert in the Sports Facility and Event Management Industry

Thirty-two years ago, Bill Squires began a career in the sports facility and event management industry that would allow him, today, to realize his dream as a highly respected professor at Columbia University School of Professional Studies and founder of a consulting business, as well as an examining and testifying expert. In the decades since…
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Varriale Writes About MMA Fighters and Unionization

Carla Varriale, a well known sports lawyer and partner at Havkins Rosenfeld Ritzert & Varriale, recently authored a piece in the Michigan State International Law Review about MMA fighters and their prospects for unionization. Varriale began by noting that one of her reasons for writing the article is that the sport of mixed martial arts…
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New Safety Rules in High School Hockey Help Keep Concussions in Check

(Editor’s Note: The following was one of ten stories to appear the May Concussion Litigation Reporter) Lauren Nadkarni, MD presented a research abstract at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine in Houston in April that suggested how new checking rules led to decreased concussion rates in high school hockey…
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Study: Cost of Youth Sports Delaying Retirement for Parents

With hopes that their children will earn college athletic scholarships or even make it to the professional leagues, many parents are spending a significant portion of their income and time on youth sports. According to a new survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of TD Ameritrade, youth sports expenses impact three in four…
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