By Katelyn Schuh, GW Law 2L (Editor’s Note: the following is shared from Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical.) On April 5, 2021, AviaGames Inc. filed a motion to dismiss Skillz Platform Inc.’s initial complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim for patent infringement based…
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Earlier this month, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, along with a coalition of twenty attorneys general led by Tennessee, obtained a preliminary injunction halting the Biden Administration’s guidance that would change Title VII and Title IX’s definition of “sex” to include “gender identity” relating to separation of bathrooms and sports in schools, and pronouns in…
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“As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE. Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy, inspire you, thrill you, surprise you, and always entertain you. I would like to thank my family for mightily contributing to our…
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Law firm Cozen O’Connor has announced that it has ended its sponsorship of professional golfer Jason Kokrak, who recently announced that he was joining LIV Golf. “For the past two years, Cozen O’Connor sponsored professional golfer Jason Kokrak. In light of Mr. Kokrak’s affiliation with the new LIV Tour, we have mutually agreed he will…
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Robert (Bob) Boland, who served five years in a first-of-its-kind national role as Penn State University’s Athletics Integrity Officer, will join Shumaker’s Hospitality, Sports and Leisure Business Sector in an Of Counsel Role. Boland is recognized as a national thought-leader in the emerging field of name, image and likeness (NIL), developing one of the nation’s…
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University of New Hampshire President James W. Dean, Jr. announced earlier this week that Allison Rich, Esq., Ed.D. has been named the University of New Hampshire Director of Athletics. She succeeds Marty Scarano, who announced his retirement Nov. 22, 2021, and will finish his 22nd year this summer. Rich, who brings nearly three decades of…
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The Major League Baseball Players Association has announced a series of promotions among its senior staff that will enhance the union’s ability to advance and protect Players’ rights. Bruce Meyer, who has served as Senior Director, Collective Bargaining & Legal and was integral to the most recent round of collective bargaining, has been promoted to…
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Hogan Lovells recently represented five Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs in salary arbitration proceedings, a growing practice area for the firm. Hogan Lovells associate Jimmy McEntee served as lead counsel in these proceedings, which included two arbitration hearings and four settlements. Since joining the firm, he has built a practice focused on representing Major League…
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The Drake Group, an organization focused on reforming collegiate athletics, has announced the election of attorney Julie Sommer as our President-Elect as well as the reelection of Board members-at-large B. David Ridpath, Bruce Smith, and Connee Zotos. Dr. Ridpath, Associate Professor of Sports Business at Ohio University, College of Business, is Academic Co-Editor of the…
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Northwestern State has named Sydney Jones its new Deputy Athletic Director for Business and Finance and its Senior Woman Administrator. Jones comes to NSU from soon-to-be fellow Southland Conference member Texas A&M-Commerce where she spent the past five months as the department’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for business services and SWA. Jones’ hiring is subject…
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