University of Mississippi School of Law Associate Professor Will Berry has been elected chair of the Section on Law and Sports within the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Berry has been a member of the executive committee of the Section for three years. He said he is excited about the opportunity to lead law…
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Steven Pachman, a partner in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Sports Injury practice group, is slated to speak at the University of Michigan’s Sport Concussion Summit on Friday, May 31. The Summit’s local, regional, and nationally renowned speakers come together to discuss some of the most pressing topics in Orthopaedics,…
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(Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in Concussion Litigation Reporter) A former hockey enforcer has brought a class action lawsuit in B.C. (Canada) Superior Court against several North American hockey leagues alleging they failed to protect their players from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and their long-term consequences. James McEwan, 31, the former captain of the…
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(The following article was written by Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer for Hackney Publications & Professor, Department of Sport Management, Drexel University, ejs95@drexel.edu) In March of 2016, St. Cloud State University (SCSU) administrators announced an athletics reorganization plan that included elimination of the men’s cross country and track and field teams (both indoor and…
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The latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert features case summaries and articles from every corner of the sports law industry, from amateur to professional, reinforcing its reputation as the nation’s leading sports law periodical. The Alert publishes 24 times a year and provides subscriber with access to a searchable archive of close to 3,000 sports…
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By Matthew J. Downen ’20 Entertainment Beat Professor Birren‘s expertise was highlighted in two recently published articles in Sports Litigation Alert, a subscription-based sports law news outlet. Professor Birren’s sports law journey began in 1980 when he was hired in an entry-level front office position by the Oakland Raiders. In 1981, he worked on a…
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Vanderbilt University has named Malcolm Turner as the university’s new vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director. Turner, a member of the NBA’s senior leadership team and president of the NBA G League, will join the university on Feb. 1, 2019. He replaces David Williams, the current Vice Chancellor for Athletics and…
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(What follows was originally published in Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading ports law newsletter, which features a searchable archive of more than 2500 summaries and articles.) By Dr. Anthony Rosselli, Texas A&M University — Commerce; Anthony.Rosselli@tamuc.edu FORE! Those four letters are often the only thing that alerts spectators attending golf tournaments that danger is heading…
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The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced the keynote speaker for its upcoming annual conference to be held in Philadelphia February 27 to March 2. Headlining the conference, which is the largest gathering of sports law professors in the world, will be Andrew Brandt, a nationally-recognized and highly accomplished sports executive. Brandt is…
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Matt Mitten, one of the sports law industry’s most respected leaders, has received the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Law and Sports Award for excellence in legal education. Mitten is a Professor of Law and the Executive Director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He…
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