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Segal McCambridge Hires Carla Varriale-Barker, Establishes Practice Group Serving Sports, Recreation, Amusement, and Hospitality Industries

March 3, 2020

Segal McCambridge, a national litigation firm that added its first office in Florida last month, has announced that Carla Varriale-Barker has joined the firm as a shareholder in the New York office. She will lead a practice group focused on the sports, recreation, amusement, and hospitality industries. An experienced and creative litigator, Varriale-Barker has a…
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Risk Management – Texas Tech University Extends Netting at Dan Law Field

March 1, 2020

(Editor’s Note: What follows appeared in Sports Facilities and the Law, a newsletter available through a complimentary subscription at the site.) Just in time for its season-opener, Texas Tech University extended the netting at Dan Law Field down the first and third baselines. Senior Associate Athletic Director Robert Giovannetti told the media that “we’ve had…
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How to Become an Adjunct Sports Law Professor: A Road Map

January 19, 2020

Maybe you feel a desire to give back. Maybe you want to enhance your leadership profile or firm bio. Or maybe you just want to earn a few extra bucks. No matter what the rationale, becoming an adjunct is easier than you think, especially given that there are approximately 1,000 sports law classes taught any…
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Pedagogy in Sport Law Classes: Using Sports Litigation Alert Effectively and Creatively

December 24, 2019

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

December 8, 2019

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

October 20, 2019

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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Utah’s Highest Court Creates Its Own Version of a Contact Sports Exception

August 7, 2019

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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Insurance Coverage For Your High-Profile Clients: Perception vs. Reality

July 22, 2019

By Jim Convertino Very few days go by when we don’t see a celebrity or professional athlete have a large jewelry loss, an accident with a high value automobile or possibly get sued for simply being a high- profile individual once someone recognized them after an accident or chance encounter. The cell phones come out,…
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