The Florida Supreme Court declined last month to take up an appeal by Stetson University in a case arising from the death of 19-year-old football player Nick Blakely, who collapsed after a cardiac event on the sideline during a 2017 practice. The decision effectively let stand a ruling by the 5th District Court of…
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In an unusual post, ArentFox Schiff noted recently that Major League Cricket (MLC) has “launched its inaugural season to a sold-out stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas. The Texas Super Kings beat the Los Angeles Knight Riders by 69 runs, in an exciting opening match. “Although cricket, a sport loved by billions of fans worldwide, has…
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Prof. Gil Fried, of the University of West Florida, is putting together a team of sport law experts from throughout the country to help write a sport risk management textbook. The book, to be published by Carolina Academic Press, is being written 25 years after Safe at First was published by CAP and written by Prof. Fried and sport…
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Chicago-based personal injury and medical malpractice firm Levin & Perconti is partnering with renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent eight former Northwestern players in the hazing scandal that included physical, emotional and sexual abuse. From forced participation in humiliating acts, racial bias, to punishments that inflicted severe physical discomfort, sexual abuse and psychological trauma,…
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A team from global law firm Hogan Lovells has guided nine-time NBA All Star Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Clippers as he acquired a minority stake in English Championship soccer club Leeds United. Financial terms were not disclosed. Westbrook joined PGA Tour golfers Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, who last week confirmed they had…
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The University of Minnesota Office of the General Counsel announced the hiring of Kevin Gomer as the Director of Athletic Compliance. In this role, Gomer will report to the University’s General Counsel and is responsible for overseeing all compliance efforts related to NCAA, Big Ten, and WCHA rules at the University of Minnesota. Gomer is…
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By Baylor Spears Wisconsin Republican lawmakers re-introduced bills on Wednesday that would ban transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports and would require student athletes to play on teams that correspond with the sex assigned to them at birth, unless a team is designated as co-ed. Co-authors Rep. Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) and Sen.…
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By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Ithaca College Welcome to our Summer 2023 Edition of Title IX Alert (which can be subscribed to for free here.). In this edition we offer the opportunity to explore a series of Title IX athletics cases and developments that present ample opportunity for thought and reflection. In Madison Fisk et…
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Proskauer has announced that it provided legal counsel to the Big 12 Conference, one of the nation’s premier college athletic conferences, on the recently executed agreements for the extension of its media rights partnerships with ESPN and Fox. The agreements will run through the 2030-31 season. “This deal not only provides stability for the Big 12…
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(Editor’s Note: What follows is a case summary from the most recent Sports Litigation Alert.) By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Introduction Licensed merchandise is a significant revenue source for college and professional sports. Team shops, stores and warehouses are over-flowing with licensed merchandise bearing the names, marks, and logos of teams from sea to shining…
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