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Latest Edition of Managing Sport Facilities Is Out

You don’t have to be a professor, or student to appreciate Managing Sport Facilities, Fourth Edition With Web Study Guide, which was recently published by Human Kinetics. Written by Gil B. Fried, editor in chief of Sports Facilities and the Law, and Matthew Kastel, the Stadium Manager – Oriole Park at Camden Yards at Maryland…
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Pedagogy in Sport Law Classes: Using Sports Litigation Alert Effectively and Creatively

By Linda A. Sharp, J.D. There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. — Jean Giraudoux 1882-1944 Those of us who teach sport law know that it is a demanding discipline pedagogically. Not only must we have a command of basic legal principles in a variety of substantive areas, e.g.,…
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SRLA Set to Host Annual Conference in Louisville

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced it will hold its 33rd annual conference on March 4-7, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. By way of background, SRLA serves academicians and practitioners in private and public sport and recreation settings. Its members have diverse educational and experiential backgrounds and represent a variety of occupations and interests. They…
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Latest Issue of Sports Litigation Alert Delivers Five Case Summaries and Ten Articles

The latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert features a wide swath of legal articles from the sports industry as is typical for the nation leading sports law periodical. To subscribe, visit www.sportslitigationalert.com Case Summaries Judge Denies Defendants’ Bid to Exclude Expert in Products Liability Case NBA Pension Plan Defeats Stale Claim Magistrate Judge Sides 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

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

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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Sports Facilities and the Law Enters Third Year with Editor in Chief Gil Fried at the Helm

Sports Facilities and the Law (SFL), a periodical that reports on legal and risk management developments involving sports facilities, is well into its third year of publication. Leading the effort is Gil Fried, a sport management professor at the University of New Haven, as well as an illustrious advisory board of attorneys and facility management…
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Sports Lawyer Assumes Post as Director of Legislative Services for Coaches Association

Dominick Giambrone, Jr., J.D. has joined the U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as the Director of Legislative Services. In his position, Giambrone will have administrative oversight of the USTFCCCA Board of Directors and the Executive Track & Field and Executive Cross Country committees for all three NCAA Divisions. He will…
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Utah’s Highest Court Creates Its Own Version of a Contact Sports Exception

The Supreme Court of Utah took a novel approach to “exceptions to liability arising out of sports injuries” when it affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss the claim of an injured basketball player who sued another basketball player whose actions led to his injury. In essence, the high court adopted its own version of…
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Dallas Sidekicks Have New Legal Counsel

The Dallas Sidekicks have promoted Alex S. to Legal Counsel and Manager of Marketing. She has been with the organization for eight months and has been handling all matters legal, marketing, and public relations, among other areas.  Alex is a graduate of Texas A&M University School of Law class of 2014 and graduated, with honors,…
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