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Latest Issue of Sports Medicine and the Law Hits the Stands, Tackling Key Issues Involving the Legal Side of Sports Medicine

November 7, 2019

Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced that the Fall issue of Sports Medicine and the Law (SML), a quarterly electronic newsletter, has published. It features key stories about relevant topics involving the legal side of sports medicine. SML, which is available on a complimentary basis, can be subscribed to…
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Herrick Recognized by U.S. News for Sports Law Practice

November 5, 2019

Herrick, Feinstein LLP and its Sports Law practice have been recognized and ranked nationally as well as regionally in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2020 “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in “Best Law Firms” are acknowledged for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Attorneys Irwin Kishner and Adam Unger recently…
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A Position Statement on Power 5 Football Player Compensation from Sports Law Professor Rick Karcher

November 3, 2019

What follows is an Executive Summary of a proposal created by Rick Karcher, Associate Professor of Eastern Michigan University, about how to set up a framework to address compensation issues for football players in the Power 5 Conferences. An appropriate and fair system of compensation and benefits for football players in the Power 5 conferences…
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Attorney Jim Chester To Present for CLE Companion on ‘Legal Issues for Software, App and Video Game Developers’

November 1, 2019

Internationally recognized attorney Jim Chester, of Klemchuk LLP, will give a live CLE presentation on “Legal Issues for Software, App and Video Game Developers” on November 22 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am CST for CLE Companion (https://clecompanion.com/), a legal technology company that is changing the CLE industry by offering an affordable and easy way…
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Athletes for Equity in Sport Formed to Promote the Best Interests of All Athletes in Amateur Sports by Ensuring Fairness and Accountability

October 31, 2019

Athletes for Equity in Sport Inc. recently announced its “commitment” to all participants in sports subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and its related national governing bodies (NGBs) and affiliates, with the following mission statement: “To ensure that any person involved in the investigation and disciplinary process related…
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The Drake Group Applauds NCAA Position on Allowing College Athletes to Exploit Their Own Names, Images and Likenesses — But Issues Caution

October 30, 2019

(What follows was recently published by the Drake Group in response to the NCAA’s movement this week toward compensating student athletes in specific circumstances.) On October 29, 2019, the NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously to permit college athletes to commercialize the use of their names, images and likenesses (NILs) “in a manner consistent with…
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Feldman to Hold Newly-Endowed Sher Garner Professorship in Sports Law, Nation’s First Such Professorship Dedicated to Sports Law

October 28, 2019

Tulane University’s nationally recognized Sports Law Program will now be led by the nation’s first fully endowed professorship dedicated to sports law – Professor Gabe Feldman. Alumni and longtime supporters Leopold and Karen Sher and James and Tracie Garner have endowed the Sher Garner Professorship in Sports Law. The professorship will be held by Professor…
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Texas A&M Introduces Hand-Held Metal Detectors Today

October 26, 2019

Guests today at the Texas A&M Football game vs. Mississippi State may encounter a new security measure – walk through and hand-held metal detectors – when they enter the stadium. In preparation for Southeastern Conference-mandated enhanced security measures in the fall of 2020, Texas A&M will begin implementing walk through and hand-held metal detectors at…
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AtmosAir Solutions Helps Manage the Legal Risks Associated with Pathogens in the Training Room

October 24, 2019

(Editor’s Note: What follows is an article that appeared today in Sports Litigation Alert.) With the increased emphasis on training and the benefits it can bring to the modern-day athlete, it is no wonder that the athlete is spending more and more time in training facilities seeking to maximize his or her potential. However, there…
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Barnes & Thornburg Launches University and Professional Athletics Group

October 22, 2019

Barnes & Thornburg has joined forces with sports industry veterans, E.T. “Skip” Prince and Steve Pederson, to launch a new University and Professional Athletics practice. Joining the firm’s experienced athletics industry attorneys, Prince and Pederson bring decades of experience overseeing, managing, and providing consultation to collegiate athletic departments and conferences, professional teams and leagues, and…
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