(Editor’s note: The following is one of five case summaries in the latest Sports Litigation Alert. Subscribers have access to more than 5,000 case summaries and sports law articles. To subscribe, visit here.) A federal judge from the Western District of Washington has granted an insurance company’s motion for summary judgement in a case in…
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The NYU Sports Law Association will be hosting its 13th Annual Sports Law Colloquium on Friday April 5th. The event will run from 9:30 AM to 1:15 PM EST on Zoom and will feature three panels and a keynote address, with each panel populated by experts discussing prominent legal issues in the world of sports.…
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Bailey & Galyen Attorneys at Law has announced a 10-year extension of its collaboration with the Texas Rangers. The extension builds on the success of the firm’s original two-year contract. Phillip Galyen, Owner and President of the firm, said the partnership has proved mutually beneficial to both the firm and the Rangers. “Our presence has…
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Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law publications, has announced that it is providing an association-wide subscription to Legal Issues in High School Athletics (LIHSA) to the Colorado High School Coaches Association (CHSCA). LIHSA, one of Hackney Publications’ longest tenured publications, will be delivered every two months to the Association’s membership. Over the…
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The likelihood that a girl will participate in high school sports in the United States is driven not so much by individual choice, new research suggests. Instead, decisions made by parents, the wealth of one’s family and community, and racial dynamics matter. By combining interviews with elite college athletes and analysis of data on over…
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On April 4-5, the University of Miami will host the 2024 Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference,tackling topics including “The Revolution of AI” with insights by industry leaders, hot issues in the Latin American music industry and a women’s sports roundtable. Authorities in their fields, speakers include Dallas Cowboys general counsel Jason Cohen, Fanatics Collectibles…
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By Gregg Clifton, David Tango and Christina Stylianou Dartmouth College (Dartmouth) has announced its refusal to bargain with the Service Employees International Union, Local 560, the recently certified union for the Dartmouth men’s basketball team. Although this reaction was anticipated, some still felt that Dartmouth might engage in negotiations with Local 560 based upon the union’s representation of Local…
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(Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from Sports Litigation Alert. To subscribe, visit www.sportslitigationalert.com) By Prof. Gil Fried, The Crowd Management Doctor, University of West Florida Court storming is a rite of passage. So was paddling, wedgies, and other antics that we have decided as a society need to end. Maybe it is time…
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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt has announced that Ben Lauritsen has been hired as a shareholder. Lauritsen previously served as the General Counsel for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Rose Quarter, where he advised team and venue leadership in all legal matters and business operations. His in-house legal experience “working directly with senior management, boards…
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Sheri Brenden, author of “Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX,” will speak at Luther College in Iowa on April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall, along with her sister, Peg Brenden. The book covers Peg’s involvement in a landmark civil rights case to…
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