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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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June 01, 2020
Ex-Met's 'Already Soiled' Reputation Sinks Defamation Suit
Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra can't sue his onetime teammate Ron Darling for defamation, a New York state judge has ruled, saying Dykstra's "already soiled" reputation means he can't suffer any further harm from an account of a racist tirade that appears in Darling's recent book.
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June 01, 2020
US Soccer Seeks To Block New Prez From Sex Bias Suit
The U.S. Soccer Federation asked a California federal court Friday to stop the organization's new president, a former U.S. Women's National Team player, from testifying in an upcoming trial on sex discrimination claims brought by current women's team members.
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June 01, 2020
NCAA Cedes IP Battle But Reignites Employee Status Debate
With the NCAA set to allow college athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses, the organization is treading carefully to avoid reopening the issue of whether athletes can be considered employees. But experts say that's easier said than done.
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June 01, 2020
Ga. Justices Reinstate Doc's Win In Hunter's Paralysis Suit
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a defense verdict in a suit accusing a doctor of prescribing too much medication to a patient who later fainted, fell out of a deer hunting stand and became paralyzed, saying there was evidence to warrant jury instructions on risk assumption.
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June 01, 2020
Gov't Hoops Trial Witness Wants Out Of Adidas Civil Claims
A financial manager who made an illicit payment to the father of a former University of Louisville basketball recruit and was a key government witness in a criminal case over the scheme urged a South Carolina federal court to toss related civil racketeering claims by Adidas in a lawsuit claiming the payment tanked the recruit's college basketball career.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Sports governing bodies
- State attorney general offices
- State gaming regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Sports-related legislation and regulation
- Regulation of sports gambling and fantasy sports
- Stadium zoning and finance issues
- Sports industry lobbying
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- Bribery and corruption investigations of sports teams or gaming companies
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- Disciplinary actions and enforcement
- LITIGATION
- Suits involving players, coaches, teams and leagues
- Disputes involving college athletes, including amateurism and discrimination
- Player safety issues
- Trademark disputes
- Right to publicity issues
- Fights over media distribution rights
- Suits over stadium projects
- Cases involving current and former sports figures
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions and franchise expansions
- Team ownership changes, team relocations and efforts to raise capital
- Stadium finance deals
- Stadium naming rights and sponsorship deals
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of sports law and gaming law practices
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