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  1. December 13, 2018

    The Biggest Sports Cases Of 2018

    With the U.S. Supreme Court opening the door to sports betting and criminal convictions stemming from a wide-ranging corruption probe into the dark underworld of college basketball, this year has seen some of the most significant sports law cases in years. Here, Law360 takes a look back at those cases and others that made 2018 such a big year for sports law.

  2. November 29, 2018

    7th Circ. Avoids DFS Legality, Ends Publicity Rights Suit

    The Seventh Circuit declined Thursday to determine whether daily fantasy sports violated Indiana criminal law, putting an end to a proposed class action of college athletes seeking to stop DraftKings and FanDuel from using their names, likenesses and statistics without permission.

  3. November 15, 2018

    DraftKings, FanDuel Say Ind. Ruling Ends Athlete IP Suit

    DraftKings and FanDuel told the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday that claims they violated college athletes' publicity rights by using student names, images and statistics in their daily fantasy sports contests should be tossed since the Indiana high court found such use to be newsworthy, although the athletes say there is still an open question as to whether the pay-to-play contests were legal in the state.

  4. July 11, 2018

    6 Sport Cases To Watch: Midyear Report

    From questions over athletes' publicity rights as legalized daily fantasy sports and sports betting spread in the U.S. to a long-running multidistrict case over head injuries in the National Hockey League, 2018 is shaping out to be another big year for sports litigation. Here, Law360 takes a look at six cases sports attorneys across the industry are going to want to keep an eye on heading into the second half of this year.

  5. June 28, 2018

    FanDuel Tells Ind. Justices Fantasy Sports Are 'Newsworthy'

    DraftKings and FanDuel faced off Thursday against college athletes suing the fantasy sports platforms for using their names and statistical information without permission, with both sides duking it out before the Indiana Supreme Court to determine whether fantasy sports fall within a newsworthiness exception to the Hoosier State's right of publicity law.

  6. May 21, 2018

    College Athlete Publicity Rights In Fantasy Issue Heats Up

    Daily fantasy sports operators FanDuel and DraftKings on Friday told the Indiana Supreme Court they do not need permission to use the names, likenesses and statistics of college athletes in their pay-to-play contests, while the athletes said the opposite in a lawsuit that is raising the issue of who owns such information as fantasy sports, and now sports betting, spread across the country.

  7. March 07, 2018

    7th Circ. Asks Ind. Justices For Help In Fantasy NCAA Suit

    The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday asked Indiana's high court to weigh in on whether the state's right-of-publicity law gives NCAA athletes standing to challenge fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel for using their likenesses and statistics in their contests, saying case law interpreting the statute doesn't answer that question.

  8. February 22, 2018

    7th Circ. May Call On Indiana In Fantasy NCAA Athlete Row

    Two Seventh Circuit judges considering whether to revive a proposed class action against DraftKings and FanDuel over their use of college athletes' likenesses said Thursday they likely need the state of Indiana to weigh in on whether exemptions in its right of publicity law cover fantasy sports sites.

  9. January 31, 2018

    Athletes Tell 7th Circ. They're Cards In Online 'Casinos'

    FanDuel and DraftKings can't rely on exceptions for news in Indiana's right of publicity statute to cover their use of college athletes' images because the websites do nothing more than promote illegal gambling, a proposed class of the players told the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday.

  10. January 17, 2018

    DraftKings, FanDuel Blast Student-Athlete Appeal In IP Row

    DraftKings and FanDuel urged the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday to shut down a bid by student-athletes to block the fantasy leagues from using the players' names and likenesses, arguing that an Indiana law clearly allows the practice.

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