Sports & Betting

  • October 06, 2025

    2nd Circ. Declines To Reconsider NFL Arbitration Decision

    The Second Circuit on Monday declined the NFL's request to reconsider its finding that the league offers arbitration "in name only" and that it cannot force fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores to arbitrate his racial discrimination claims.

  • October 06, 2025

    Jurisdiction Miss Sinks Novel Crypto Suit Claim In Chancery

    In a first-of-its-kind decision, Delaware's Court of Chancery on Monday upheld state court "In rem" physical jurisdiction over $3.7 million worth of cryptocurrency held by a Delaware limited liability company after it was allegedly pilfered from an online casino in the Dutch Caribbean island nation of Curacao.

  • October 06, 2025

    Suit Aims To 'Claw Back' Kalshi's Ga. Predictions Proceeds

    Kalshi Inc. and Robinhood are among a slew of defendants who have been sued in Georgia over allegations that the companies' so-called prediction markets are sidestepping the Peach State's ban on gambling, adding to a growing roster of litigation stemming from the companies' business practices.

  • October 06, 2025

    Justices Asked To Narrow Honest Services Fraud In FIFA Case

    A South American sports marketing firm has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review its reinstated bribery convictions, arguing that the Second Circuit's "extreme" application of honest services fraud law expanded the ability to secure convictions based on a private code of conduct.

  • October 06, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Last week, the owner of the Kentucky Derby was hit with a suit accusing it of withholding escrow funds for environmental compliance violations owed under a 2022 deal with hospitality company Enchantment Holdings LLC.

  • October 06, 2025

    High Court Ends Challenge To Wash. Tribal Gaming Compacts

    The Supreme Court won't hear a casino owner and operator's petition to overturn a Ninth Circuit order over the validity of Washington state tribal gaming compacts, with the operator arguing that the sovereignty case implicates an acknowledged conflict about the interplay of the Administrative Procedure Act.

  • October 06, 2025

    Angels Owner Testifies Noise Issue Marred NYC Penthouse

    Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno testified Monday that he became "very concerned" about noise from a fire suppression system, as a Manhattan federal judge weighed his claim for the return of an $8.5 million deposit he made in a Park Avenue penthouse deal that never closed.

  • October 06, 2025

    Baseball's Antitrust Exemption Escapes High Court Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused a request on Monday to review baseball's century-old exemption from antitrust law in a case from players accusing Major League Baseball and its teams of colluding to pay minor leaguers "poverty level" wages.

  • October 03, 2025

    Up First At High Court: Election Laws & Conversion Therapy

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in six cases during the first week of its October 2025 term, including in disputes over federal candidates' ability to challenge state election laws, Colorado's ban on conversion therapy, and the ability of a landlord to sue the U.S. Postal Service for allegedly refusing to deliver mail. 

  • October 03, 2025

    10th Circ. Rules Modoc Nation's Ex-AG Not Immune From Suit

    The Tenth Circuit said Friday that the Modoc Nation's former attorney general isn't entitled to immunity in the Oklahoma tribe's $14.6 million racketeering lawsuit against a computer management company, ruling the ex-official "is the real party in interest."

  • October 03, 2025

    4 Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term

    After a busy summer of emergency rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its October 2025 term Monday with only a few big-ticket cases on its docket — over presidential authorities, transgender athletes and election law — in what might be a strategically slow start to a potentially momentous term. Here, Law360 looks at four of the most important cases on the court's docket so far.

  • October 03, 2025

    'Fantasy' Sports App Runs As Illegal Gambling Biz, Suit Says

    Boom Shakalaka Inc. deceptively markets itself as a fantasy sports platform while the "true nature" of its Boom Fantasy app involves offering consumers against-the-house "pick'em" style bets as an illegal gambling operation, a user has claimed in Illinois federal court.

  • October 03, 2025

    Kentucky Derby Owner Churchill Downs Sued In Escrow Fight

    Churchill Downs Inc., the owner of the Kentucky Derby, has been sued in Delaware Chancery Court for allegedly withholding escrow funds for environmental compliance violations owed under a 2022 deal with hospitality company Enchantment Holdings LLC.

  • October 03, 2025

    New York Jets Hit With Firing Suit Over Harassment Report

    A former finance executive for the New York Jets hit the team with a discrimination lawsuit in New Jersey state court alleging she was improperly fired because her husband had reported sexual harassment by team president Hymie Elhai toward female employees.

  • October 03, 2025

    Roush's NASCAR Team Accused Of Exposing Employee Data

    Professional stock car racing team Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing LLC has been hit with a putative class action in North Carolina federal court accusing it of failing to safeguard employees' sensitive information, resulting in a data breach.

  • October 03, 2025

    Full 6th Circ. Skips Free Speech Row Over Drone Hunting Ban

    The Sixth Circuit on Friday declined to reconsider whether Michigan's ban on the use of drones for hunting violates the right to free speech, finding the issue was already covered in an earlier ruling, but warning the case could raise bigger First Amendment concerns in the future.

  • October 03, 2025

    Class Suit Accuses Fantasy Site Of Platforming Illegal Gambling

    A California resident sued the operators of online platform Sleeper in federal court on Thursday, alleging in a proposed class complaint that the website is masquerading as a daily fantasy sport but is in reality an illegal gambling operation in a state that prohibits sports betting.

  • October 03, 2025

    The Roberts Court At 20: How The Chief Is Reshaping America

    Twenty years after John Roberts became the 17th chief justice of the United States, he faces a U.S. Supreme Court term that's looking transformative for the country and its institutions. How Justice Roberts and his colleagues navigate mounting distrust in the judiciary and set the boundaries of presidential authority appear increasingly likely to define his time leading the court.

  • October 03, 2025

    Sports Industry Dealmaker Joins Kirkland From Proskauer

    A Proskauer Rose LLP attorney known for his work on major corporate deals in the sports industry has moved his practice to Kirkland & Ellis LLP, a source with knowledge of the matter told Law360 Pulse on Friday.

  • October 03, 2025

    Off The Bench: QB Wins In Court, 'Poaching' Feud Heats Up

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA's bid to overturn a football player's eligibility falls short, a transgender athlete wants a potential landmark U.S. Supreme Court case stopped, and a $55 million feud between two athletic conferences continues.

  • October 02, 2025

    Feds Say Tribes In Ore. Casino Dispute Misconstrued Ruling

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has asked a D.C. federal judge to approve its motion for summary judgment and to oppose three tribes' bid for a win in a suit over the agency's decision to take land into trust for another tribe's casino project.

  • October 02, 2025

    Roblox Faces 2 More Suits Claiming It Lets Predators Slide

    Roblox has been hit with two more lawsuits alleging that it fails to stop online predators from using its gaming platform to groom and sexually exploit children, with one brought by a minor who says she was lured to a motel room where she was raped by five men.

  • October 02, 2025

    San Diego Women's Soccer Club Sues Ex-Prez Over Departure

    Owners of the San Diego Wave Futbol Club have sued its former president in California state court, alleging she lied about her intentions to stay with the women's soccer club after its purchase, resigning instead to take a job with FIFA as chief football officer.

  • October 02, 2025

    Jordan's Team Seeks Partial Antitrust Win In NASCAR Suit

    The market for auto racing that NASCAR is accused of unjustly dominating has been clearly established and the organization's monopoly power is obvious, the two auto racing teams suing it told a North Carolina federal judge in asking for partial summary judgment in their antitrust suit.

  • October 02, 2025

    4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In September

    One attorney scored an early exit from a malpractice suit, another must face a long-delayed arbitration, and a judge has requested more information on a proposed settlement in a class action brought by gamblers at a Massachusetts casino. Here are four rulings from Suffolk Superior Court's business litigation session in September.

Expert Analysis

  • Antitrust Considerations Amid Cricket's US Expansion

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    As cricket continues to grow in popularity in the U.S., leagues, teams and enterprises operating in adjacent spaces should consider the potential antitrust risks associated with their business decisions, particularly around league operations and regulations, broadcasting, licensing, and player labor and mobility, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions

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    In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.

  • What To Know About NCAA Deal's Arbitration Provisions

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    Kathryn Hester at Jones Walker discusses the key dispute resolution provisions of the NCAA's recently approved class action settlement that allows for complex revenue sharing with college athletes, breaking down the arbitration stipulations and explaining how the Northern District of California will handle certain enforcement, administration, implementation and interpretation disputes.

  • Series

    Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure

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    While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.

  • Midyear Rewind: How Courts Are Reshaping VPPA Standards

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    The first half of 2025 saw a series of cases interpreting the Video Privacy Protection Act as applied to website tracking technologies, including three appellate rulings deepening circuit splits on what qualifies as personally identifiable information and who qualifies as a consumer under the statute, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw

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    As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.

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    Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion

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    In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.

  • Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss

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    Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine

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    The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Arguing The 8th Amendment For Reduction In FCA Penalties

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    While False Claims Act decisions lack consistency in how high the judgment-to-damages ratio in such cases can be before it becomes unconstitutional, defense counsel should cite the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause in pre-trial settlement negotiations, and seek penalty decreases in post-judgment motions and on appeal, says Scott Grubman at Chilivis Grubman.

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    Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator

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    Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma

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    Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.

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