Members of the National Trial Lawyers Group have singled out attorney Mark Lanier as its Trial Lawyer of the Year, while recognizing the Lanier Law Firm among the Top 25 most influential litigation firms in the United States. Lanier accepted both awards at The National Trial Lawyers’ February 2017 Trial Lawyers Summit in South Beach,…
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Pepperdine University School of Law Professor Maureen Weston has seen first-hand what a great sports law program looks like. After all, she is a long-time representative on the Board of Advisors at the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University, one of the nation’s premier programs. So when all the right pieces fell into place,…
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Accusations of domestic violence and/or sexual assaults have become a big problem for the sports industry. This year’s NFL draft was just the latest venue. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Joe Mixon, Sooner running back, in the second round, and he comes with baggage. While in college he punched a woman in the face. How to…
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The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced several award winners from its recent annual conference, which was held March 2-4 in Las Vegas. The Betty van der Smissen Leadership Award was presented to Steve McKelvey, Associate Department Chair for External Relations & Associate Professor Sport Management in the Isenberg School of Management at…
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Carla Varriale of Havkins Rosenfeld Ritzert & Varriale recently represented several defendants in securing a legal victory in a case involving to wrestlers in New York state. In two separate actions, the high school wrestlers alleged that they contracted herpes gladiatorum and MRSA from another wrestler while participating/competing in a 2011 wrestling tournament, which was…
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By Scott A. Andresen, Andresen & Associates, P.C. It’s almost as ubiquitous as it is irritating that trips to the local sporting venue are sullied when a nearby spectator figuratively becomes a pain in the neck when exhibiting an alcohol-induced lack of manners and decorum. For one fan at last year’s May 23rd Chicago Blackhawks…
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