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Sports & Betting - August, 2016

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• Daily Fantasy Wide Open For Student-Athlete Publicity Suit
• ESPN Faces Copyright Suit Over Football Documentary
• Insurer Must Defend 49ers In Assault Suit, Judge Says
• NCAA Faces 7 New Concussion Suits By Student-Athletes
• National Anti-Doping Bodies Propose Leadership Reforms
• NFL Clears Three Implicated In Al-Jazeera Doping Report
• Ex-NFLer Seeks High Court Review Of Concussion Deal
• Sony's Indian TV Arm To Pay $385M For Sports Network
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Jay Peak Receiver Seeks OK For $13M Citibank Settlement
• Armstrong Says USPS Can't Prove Harm From Sponsorship
• Under Armour Dodges 'Healthbox' TM Suit
• Tax Court Declares Volleyball Group Is Not A Charity
• NJ Racetrack, Lexington Settle Sandy Damage Coverage Row
• First Southwest Balks At Deal Over Schilling's 38 Studios
• Rival Horsemen's Groups Jockey For Turf In Boston Court
• Over 100 Russian Paralympians Seek To Compete Despite Ban
• Fans' Atty Says NFL, Hall Of Fame Going Around Him To Settle
• Fan Says Golden State Warriors Eavesdropped Via App
• UT Asks Texas High Court To Put End To Coach's Bias Suit
• Fox Says Comcast's Doc Bid Fails In Network Bankruptcy Suit
• ESPN Loses Bid To Escape NFL Player's Privacy Suit
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Fitbit Buyers Fight Arbitration In Consumer Fraud Suit
• Tony Stewart To Appeal Wrongful Death Coverage Loss
• Minor Leaguers Can't Skirt Class Cert. Deadline, MLB Says
• Brand Battles: Popeyes, Church's Fight Over Chicken Slogans
• NCAA Athletes Say Fantasy Cos. Can't Dodge Publicity Suit
• NHL Says Arbitrator Overstepped In Cutting Wideman's Ban
• Sports Authority Defends $1.5M Executive Bonus Program
• NCAA Says Damages Class Bid Fails In Grant-In-Aid MDL
• Rainmaker Q&A: Herrick Feinstein's Irwin Kishner
• Ex-Dallas Stars Pro Sues NHL For Denied Disability Benefits
• Bankrupt Steakhouse Chain Wants Time To Decide NFL Deal
• Pressure Mounts On ESPN To Settle Pierre-Paul Privacy Case
• USA Water Polo Beats Player Concussion Suit
• Nicklaus-Designed Golf Club Settles Clean Water Act Claims
• FIFA Pushes For Ban On Qatari Soccer Official
• US Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte Indicted In Brazil
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Russia To Challenge Rio Paralympics Ban In Swiss Court
• Historic Race Game Doesn't Infringe Tracks, 6th Circ. Told
• Feds Fail To Halt Discovery In Gambler's Insider Trading Case
• Alleged Sandusky Victim Can't Pursue Private Criminal Case
• NJ Agency OKs $1B Bonds For Delayed Meadowlands Project
• Philly Controller Faces Slander Suit Over 'Slush Fund' Claim
• Sports Merch Dealer's IP Licensing Suit Punted To State Court
• Putin Calls Ban Of Russian Paralympic Team 'Immoral'
• Coverage Denial Bid Off And Running In Texas Track Dispute
• Oakland Raiders Seek To Register 'Las Vegas Raiders' TM
• ESPN Can't Dodge Privacy Suit Over Pierre-Paul Tweet
• Erin Andrews Can't Sue Hotel Booker For Privacy Violation
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• FIFA Opens Ethics Hearings For African Soccer Officials
• Tech Cos. Say DraftKings Can't Beat Patent Suit
• Attys In $300M Boxing Battle Threatened With Sanctions
• Planet Fitness Wants Trims In Member Agreement Suit Kept
• Calif. Motorcycle Co. Pays $1.9M To Settle OT Claims
• Lawmakers Question Youth Football Group's Safety Stats
• Banc Of California Inks Stadium Naming Deal With LAFC
• Atty Objects To 4-Year Sentence In Ticket Co. Stock Fraud
• Baltimore Sports League Sues Over Logo TM Infringement
• Ropes & Gray Steers CCMP's Purchase Of Badger Sportswear
• Gawker Founder Denied Lease Deal After Hogan Objects
• ITC Judge Clears Fitbit Of Jawbone's Trade Secrets Claims
• Daily Fantasy Legalization Gains Speed But Hurdles Ahead
• Hall Of Fame Game Fans Take Cancellation Suit To Calif.
• US Trustee Rips Sports Authority's Revived Exec Bonus Bid
• Deloitte Escapes Pistons Owner's Estate Malpractice Suit
• Reed Smith, Atty Depositions Sought In Dez Bryant Battle
• RI, Banks Strike $25M Deal In Row Over MLB Star's Startup
• SEC Settles With 7 In Super Bowl Laser Stock Scam
• Dick's Fights To Keep Defenses Alive In TCPA Row
• MMA Promoter Must Pay SEC $2.87M For Fraud
• Jay Peak Owner Says SEC's Case Fee Dispute Is 'Unseemly'
• Ex-College Athlete Can't Bring FCA Claims, 5th Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Won't Order $6M Ponzi Clawback From Golf Channel
• Calif. Atty Gets 4 Years For $3M Ticket Broker Stock Fraud
• Orioles Say 'Biased' MLB Panel Can't Rehear Nats TV Dispute
• Sports Court Upholds Russia 2016 Paralympic Games Ban
• McDonald's Recalls 29M Kids' Fitness Bands
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• Video Game Cos. Seek Fees In Acceleration Bay IP Suit
• Daily Fantasy Sports Allowed To Resume In New York
• NHL, NBA, MLB Launch New Online Counterfeit Retailers Suit
• Riddell Rival Wants Helmet IP Case Halted For PTAB Review
• Easton And Wilson In Patent Suit Spat Over Bat 'Sweet Spot'
• Ex-NFL Player Must Turn Over Super Bowl Ring In Fraud Suit
• Kobe Bryant, Entrepreneur Form $100M Investment Firm
• Rio Olympics Arbitration Bodies Handle Record Caseload
• Minor Leaguers Get Second Crack At Certification In OT Suit
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Sports Betting In Hands Of Congress After Court Fight Fails
• MLB Clears 2 Amid Controversy Over Doping Report
• CAS Bans 3 Athletes From Rio Games For Doping Violations
• Baylor Cuts Ties With Ken Starr, Who Leaves Law Faculty
• NHL Opposes Late Addition Of CTE Sufferer As Class Rep
• Killer Ex-Patriot's Cellphone In Play As Murder Trial 2 Nears
• New Orleans Wins All-Star Game Moved Over Bathroom Law
• Nike, Apollo Team To Boost Manufacturing In The Americas
• NY State Sets Tax Terms For UFC, Mixed Martial Arts Events
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Broncos Buy Stadium Naming Rights From Sports Authority
• MLB Approves Sale Of Seattle Mariners To Local Investors
• Refunds Offered For Canceled Game If Class Claims Waived
• Arent Fox Reps Dolphins On Hard Rock Stadium Naming Deal
• UFL Founders Don't Owe $1M Salary To Late NFL Coach
• NFL Must Play Good Defense In DirecTV Sunday Ticket Row
• Olympic Weightlifter Stripped Of Bronze After Positive Test
• 3 Insurers Elude Coverage In Sports Photogs IP Suit
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rehear NBA Star Drinkware Suit
• 5 Lessons For Colleges From Stanford Sexual Assault Case
• Texas Sen. Wants NFLer Sanctioned In Rental-Home Row
• Atty Says Doomed Career Is Hefty Punishment For Scheme
• Rio Roundup: Legal Issues At The Olympics This Week
• 6th Circ. Shreds Ex-College Players' Likeness Suit
• Canadian Sports Co. Faces SEC Probe Amid Filing Woes
• Vista, Jimmy Styks Founders Spar Over Post-Merger Firings
• Convicted Wrigley Rooftop Owner Says Jury Overreached
• Gov't Wants Clarity On Privilege Claims In FIFA Shootout
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Reebok-CCM Demands More Info In Helmet Design Row
• Penn State Loses Stay Bid In Ex-Coach's Whistleblower Suit
• K-S-Y And The Athlete-Turned-Coach Immigration Challenge
• Eric Trump Defends Org's Actions After Ritz-Carlton Club Buy
• Yogi Choudhury Can't Avoid Fraud Claim In Sex Assault Suit
• No Prison Time For Guilty Ex-Seneca Nation Gambling Exec
• AstroTurf's $16M Sale Approved By Ga. Bankruptcy Judge
• Sports Photogs Want Collectibles Seller Sanctioned In IP Suit
• Dick's To Open Stores At Some Sports Authority Spots
• Ex-Athlete Agrees To Drop Claims In NCAA Scholarship Row
• NHL Players Drop Puck On New Suit Over Head Trauma
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive $45M EB-5 Film Investment Suit
• DraftKings Offers New Friends Contests Amid Controversy
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Trump Testimony Touts Country Club Turnaround In Refund Trial
• Atty Offers To Settle NFL Hall Of Fame Game Suit For No Fee
• Rams Say Fan Shouldn't Get Ruling On Seat License Refund
• Sen. Again Goes After NHL Commish Over Head Trauma Link
• EEOC Rips Bass Pro's Rehearing Bid In Discrimination Appeal
• Judge Sinks Olympic Swimmer's Doping Defamation Suit
• SEC Denies Appeal From Exec Of Investment Firm For Athletes
• YMCA Wins Appeal Over Charitable Immunity In Slip-And-Fall
• CAS Reinstates Russian Long Jumper On Eve Of Rio Event
• Blood Sport: Olympic Vs. NBA Response To Wounded Players
• Photogs Fight AP, NFL Contract Claim Reconsideration Bid
• Ex-Coaches Say Penn State Wants To Rewrite Defamation Rule
• MLB Objector's Atty Says Judge Can't Sanction Him
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Parties In Ex-Football Star False Claims Suit Avoid Default
• NCAA Escapes Class Action Over Sham UNC Classes
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Sullivan, Gibson Dunn
• Nike Fighting $223M Tax Bill Over Foreign Tax Credits
• College Conferences Must Reveal TV Deals In Athletes' MDL
• Hackers Target Anti-Doping, Appeals Bodies Amid Olympics
• SEC, Receiver Slam Jay Peak Owner's Bid To Unfreeze $640K
• Severed Riddell Complaints Struck From NFL Concussion MDL
• State Gov't Group Urges Feds To Stay Out Of Sports Betting
• Olympics Turn Up Cybersecurity Heat On Corporate Players
• Brand Battles: Google, Apple, MLB
• Tips For Avoiding Olympic Committee Enforcement Letters
• Hall Of Fame Game Ticketholders Sue NFL Over Cancellation
• Fitbit Asks ITC To Reconsider 3 Patent Invalidations
• Son Of NBA Star Moses Malone Sues Nightclub After Assault
• Lakers Announcer's Bias Suit Appeal Fails
• Legal Team Forms To Focus On E-Sports, Online Gambling
• NM State Univ. Slapped With Track Coach Gender Bias Suit
• MLB Says Class Issue Out Of Play In Minor League Wage Suit
• FIFA Probing Head Of Brazilian Soccer
• World Champ Race Walker Banned After Doping Appeal
• Sports Authority Revives 'Inappropriate' Exec Bonus Bid
• FCA Suit Against Deion Sanders Fails, Church Says
• Retailers Say Changes Needed For 'Athletic' Shoe Imports
• NJ Sports Betting Ruling Leaves Fight To Other States
• Ex-Football Player Arrested Over $8M Ponzi Scheme
• Jay Peak Investors Join Forces In Florida EB-5 Suit
• HBO Wants Fees After Sacking 'Ballers' Copyright Suit
• Ex-NFLer Says Suspension Shouldn't Affect Retirement
• UK Bookmaker William Hill Rejects £3.16B Takeover Bid
• NFL Retirement Plans Target Ex-Player's Disability Claim
• Ex-Akin Gump Atty Wants Pete Rose's Defamation Suit Axed
• MLB Says Fan Suit Over Stadium Netting Strikes Out
• Chapter 11 As A Viable Way To Redevelop Golf Courses
• Disney To Pay $1B For 33% Of MLB Streaming Service
• NJ Agency OKs $1B Bond Plans For Meadowlands Project
• Ex-Wrestler Says WWE Stiffed Him On Royalties
• NY AG Settles With Fitness Clubs Over Deceptive Practices
• Deals Rumor Mill: Formula One, BP, JC Flower & Co.
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Fitbit Wants Jawbone To Pay Legal Bill In Aborted IP Motion
• NFL, DirecTV Want Antitrust MDL Tossed Or Arbitrated
• Ex-NFL Player Says Alumni Offsides On Contract Suit Limits
• Spam-Text Suit Parties Argue Harm Before 9th Circ.
• NJ Sports Betting Law Shot Down By 3rd Circ.
• WWE Seeks Sanctions For Alleged Lies In Concussion Suit
• Agent Sues Padres Prospect's Father For Cut Of $4M Bonus
• NCAA, Others To Pay $1.2M For Player's Fatal Head Injury
• Under Armour Howls At 'Puppy Armour' Dog Shirts In TM Case
• UK Agency Ends Antitrust Probe Of Premier League TV Rights
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Utica Mutual Coverage Dispute
• Gibson, Stikeman Lead Vail In $1B Whistler Blackcomb Buy
• Suspension Recommended For Ponzi Schemer's Florida Atty
• Real Estate Rumors: John Hancock, Madison Realty, IMG
• Deion Sanders Fights Default In FCA Suit
• 'Bullygate' Defamation Suit Toss Won't Prevent Similar Claims
• NCAA Can't Dodge Student-Athlete Pay Cap Antitrust MDL
• Feds Seek Stay Of SEC's Dean Foods Insider Trading Case
• Wells Fargo Can't Escape SEC Suit Over Bond Offering
• LA Fitness Loses Bid To Send Membership Suit To Arbitration
• New FIFA President Cleared In Ethics Probe
• Trump's Fla. Golf Club Calls Deposit-Refund Suit A Whiff
• Baylor U. Wants Title IX Sex Assault Suit Tossed
• A Review Of Key Criminal Cases Against Execs In Q2
• Minor Leaguers Take Swing At Reviving Class In Wage Case
• CAS Nixes IOC Ban For Russian Athletes With Doping History
• Torched: Top Olympic Trademark Attacks
• Berlusconi Selling AC Milan To Chinese Investors For $819M
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Peterson Ruling Sacks NFL Players Union In Discipline Fight
• CAS' Presence In Rio Speaks To Increasing Global Stature
• City Sports' Gift Card Holders Won't Get Priority In Ch. 11
• Ex-NFL Trainer Must Arbitrate Defamation Claims
• US Olympic Committee Raises Social Media IP Questions
• Sen. Pushes Bill Barring 'Victory Tax' On Olympic Athletes
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• NFL Alumni Association CEO Named In Contract Dispute
• WBO Can't Duck Rankings Suit From Boxer
• NFL Wins Appeal Over Adrian Peterson Suspension
• NY Gov. Signs Bill Legalizing Daily Fantasy Sports
• Sports Authority Cedes Stadium Name Rights To Broncos
• Sports Optics Co. Hits Rival With IP Suit Over Rifle Scopes
• JPMorgan Can't Block Experts In Texas Soccer Club Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Sports Gear Biz's Licensing Spat Not Covered
• Penn State Appeals Sandusky Sex Abuse Coverage Denial
• More Charges Expected In FIFA Corruption Probe
• SEC Says Bid To Toss $350M EB-5 Suit Built On Errors
• An Important Case For Both Wall Street And Amateur Sports
• UNC Denies NCAA High-Level Charges Over Academic Scandal
• NFL Extends Snapchat Deal, Continuing Social Media Push
• Sports Authority Judge Rejects Exec Bonuses, OKs Rent Deal
• Tattoo Co. Loses Some Damages Claims Over 'NBA 2K' Games
• Sport Court's Rio Games Caseload Already Equals 2012 Total
• A Look At Olympic-Level Dispute Resolution
• Accused Sports Agent In Smuggling Case Wants Evidence Out
• Gov't Sues Gambling Co. Founder For $56.5M IPO Tax Bill
• Valencell Rips Apple Bid To Pause Wearable-Tech Patent Row
• Rams Fans Say Consolidation Has To Wait
• Getty Stole 47K Sports Photos, Suit Says
• WWE Wants Last Fraud Claim Tossed From Concussion Suit
• FanDuel Rebrands Itself Amid Daily Fantasy Controversies
• Paul Weiss, Atty Escape Ex-NFL Coach's Defamation Suit
• Rio Olympics Pose Tantalizing Minefield For Advertisers
• PGA Tour Caddies Keep Pushing Appeal In 9th Circ.
• NFL, AP Ask Reconsideration Of Sport Photog Suit Ruling
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?
• Gawker Founder Looks To Ch. 11 To Slip Sex Tape Judgment