If college football calls off the fall season, it will not resume until next fall. Mark it down. Consider that a vaccine likely will not be ready until late winter. I know. I know. The media keeps telling us it is around the corner. And who is feeding them this line of crap, pharmaceutical companies…
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DUGGAN BERTSCH, LLC has announced that one of its partners, sports lawyer Timothy Liam Epstein, has been named one of Billboard Magazine’s top music lawyers of 2020 for his work on behalf of clients in the live entertainment space. Tim is one of the featured attorneys in the introductory piece discussing how he has helped…
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The University of New Haven and the Pompea College of Business has announced the appointment of Professor Gil Fried to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS). The NCYS is the umbrella organization for numerous youth sport organizations throughout the United States. There are approximately 60 million youth sport participants…
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“NCAA member schools and conferences make their own decisions regarding regular season and conference tournament play. As we have stated, we will make decisions on our events based on the best, most current public health guidance available. Neither the NCAA COVID-19 advisory panel, made up of leading public health and infectious disease experts in America,…
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O’Melveny, University of Miami Law School, and Columbia University’s Master of Science in Sports Management Program are hosting The Big Game Sports Law CLE Breakfast in Miami on Thursday. Among the topics are Hosting Major Events in Miami and The New Frontier: Soccer Arrives in Miami as topics. The event will be held at the…
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(Editor’s Note: What follows is the letter from the editor of Concussion Defense Reporter, Tony Corleto of Wilson Elser. To subscribe to CDR, which is complimentary, visit https://www.concussiondefensereporter.com/) The Surgeon General has not determined … . A recent publicity campaign features the image of a mother helping her 10-year-old son, in football gear, light a…
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“In the interests of respecting the rights of individuals and transparency during proceedings,” FIFA has announced that it has “decided to close the gap that exists between individuals in terms of their financial power by supporting those who have insufficient financial means” at judicial proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee, the Appeals Committee and the Ethics…
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The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation has announced Matina Kolokotronis, the Sacramento Kings Chief Operation Officer, as its 2019 Paradigm Award Honoree. The Paradigm Award is given annually to a distinguished Greek American whose career achievements and personal accomplishments reflect the Foundation’s mission and vision of building a better America through education and Hellenism. Honored not only…
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(Editor’s Note: The following was one of ten stories to appear the May Concussion Litigation Reporter) Lauren Nadkarni, MD presented a research abstract at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine in Houston in April that suggested how new checking rules led to decreased concussion rates in high school hockey…
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With hopes that their children will earn college athletic scholarships or even make it to the professional leagues, many parents are spending a significant portion of their income and time on youth sports. According to a new survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of TD Ameritrade, youth sports expenses impact three in four…
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