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April 05, 2024
Ohio Families Can Bolster Bid To End Transgender Law
An Ohio judge said a pair of Buckeye State families can bolster their constitutional challenge to a new law banning gender-affirming healthcare for minors and blocking trans girls from competing in school-age women's sports, issuing an order allowing the families to file briefs beyond the normal length limit.
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April 05, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen the BBC sued by former Georgian defense minister David Kezerashvili, Russian businessman Ildar Sharipov file a defamation claim against the publisher of the Liverpool Echo newspaper, MEX Group Worldwide sue Barclays and NatWest, and a climbing gear company hit retailer Next with a claim of copyright infringement. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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April 04, 2024
CFPB Says Online Games May Pose Financial Risks To Users
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that it sees significant financial and privacy risks facing consumers in the multibillion-dollar digital gaming market and will be keeping a close eye on online game and "virtual world" business practices as these platforms become increasingly financialized.
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April 04, 2024
DraftKings Beats Bettors' Suit Tied To Damar Hamlin Collapse
DraftKings on Thursday defeated a proposed class action when a federal judge found that the online sports betting platform followed its own rules after a Monday Night Football game was halted and ultimately canceled due to the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin.
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April 04, 2024
Athletes Say NCAA's Own Actions Prove NIL Rules No Good
Athletes suing the NCAA over restrictions on the use of their names, images and likenesses are seeking summary judgment, arguing the practice dampens competition with no legitimate justification and that the organization's own actions have shown that to be true.
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April 04, 2024
Ex-Ariz. Cardinals VP Sues Team After $3M Arbitration Award
A former vice president with the Arizona Cardinals and two family members have filed a defamation suit in Arizona state court against the NFL team, its owner and the public relations company and law firm they retained, following the ex-VP's $3 million award in a defamation grievance against them with the league.
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April 04, 2024
Brett Favre Fights To Revive Miss. Defamation Suit In 5th Circ.
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is arguing to the Fifth Circuit that fellow Hall of Fame inductee Shannon Sharpe's broadcast comments about his alleged involvement with a huge Mississippi welfare fraud could not be excused as hyperbole, in an attempt to revive a defamation suit against Sharpe.
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April 04, 2024
Golf Course Owner Accused Of $4M Lending Fraud Scheme
A company that loaned more than $4 million to the owner of an Atlanta-area golf course claims he used the money to prop up other businesses, make fraudulent payments and buy exotic cars, according to a lawsuit filed in Georgia federal court.
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April 04, 2024
Real Estate Fraudster Wins 3rd Circ. Bid To Testify
The real estate agent who helped ex-NFL player Irving Fryar in a scheme to defraud several banks out of $1 million in mortgages was wrongly denied the ability to testify on his own behalf at a hearing over alleged violations of his supervised release, the Third Circuit ruled in a precedential opinion Thursday.
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April 04, 2024
UK Billionaire Lewis Avoids Prison For Insider Trading
A New York federal judge on Thursday sentenced British billionaire Joe Lewis to three years of probation for feeding his girlfriend and private-jet pilots nonpublic stock tips about his private equity firm's portfolio companies, saying a prison term would put the 87-year-old at "serious risk" of death.
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April 04, 2024
MLB's Athletics To Play In Sacramento Before Move To Vegas
The Oakland Athletics will play the 2025 to 2027 seasons in Sacramento's 14,000-capacity minor-league ballpark while their planned stadium in Las Vegas is built, the franchise and Major League Baseball announced Thursday morning, officially making this season the team's last in Oakland after 57 years.
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April 04, 2024
Litigating On The Front Lines Of Pac-12 Power Struggle
The mass exodus from the Pac-12 sparked fierce litigation over the considerable money and power at stake for the conference, challenging attorneys to deal with a high-pressure dispute moving along at breakneck speed. One lawyer at the center of the fight recently spoke with Law360 about the unique challenges he and his team had to address.
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April 04, 2024
MSG Sports' GC Adds Interim COO, President Titles To Ambit
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., the company that owns the NBA's New York Knicks and the NHL's New York Rangers, has made its general counsel the interim president and chief operating officer, according to a recent securities filing.
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April 04, 2024
Great Lakes Fishing Pact Tramples Treaty Rights, Tribe Says
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is asking the Sixth Circuit to undo a Great Lakes fishing decree between it and four other tribes and the state of Michigan, arguing the decree was entered without its consent and imposes upon its treaty rights.
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April 04, 2024
MLS Resolves Copyright Suit Over Use Of San Diego Mural
Major League Soccer has reached an undisclosed settlement with a company that accused the league's newest soccer club in San Diego of using one of its outdoor murals there to promote the team.
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April 03, 2024
2nd Circ. Told FIFA Bribery Convictions Rightly Nixed
A former 21st Century Fox television executive and an Argentine sports marketing company told the Second Circuit that a lower court was right to toss their convictions related to the FIFA corruption scandal, contending that U.S. law does not reach foreign commercial bribery.
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April 03, 2024
Colo. Judge Unpersuaded By Insurer's 3rd Dismissal Bid
A Colorado federal judge recommended keeping alive an insurer's lawsuit seeking a declaration that it doesn't owe $4 million in coverage to a climbing equipment manufacturer and its primary insurer over a recalled product, calling a third dismissal bid a "wasted effort."
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April 03, 2024
US Soccer Urges High Court To Hear Antitrust Fight
The U.S. Soccer Federation on Wednesday once again asked the U.S. Surpeme Court to review the Second Circuit's decision reviving an antitrust lawsuit against it and FIFA, arguing that the government's opposition to the federation's petition failed to defend an "extreme membership liability" imposed by the circuit court ruling.
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April 03, 2024
UK Billionaire Lewis Agrees To $1.64M Insider Trading Penalty
British billionaire Joseph Lewis has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil claims he fed confidential tips to his personal pilots and then-girlfriend after pleading guilty to related criminal charges earlier this year.
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April 03, 2024
Trampoline Park Can't Arbitrate Injury Suit, Texas Panel Says
A Texas appellate court has ruled a trampoline park operator can't force the parents of a child who broke their arm on its property to litigate personal injury claims since there is evidence the company never formed a contract with the family.
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April 03, 2024
Lucky Bucks Ch. 7 Trustee's Fraud Suit Can Continue In Del.
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday allowed an adversary suit brought by the Chapter 7 trustee for Georgia-based gambling machine company Lucky Bucks Holdings LLC to move forward, saying the court doesn't have enough information about fraud allegations to dismiss the case.
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April 03, 2024
From BigLaw To MLB, Lucchino Recalled As Master Negotiator
Before he helped build stadiums, lead three Major League Baseball front offices and end the "Curse of the Bambino," Larry Lucchino, who died Tuesday at 78, was a driven, formidable litigator and negotiator with exceptional legal skill, a former Williams & Connolly LLP colleague told Law360.
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April 03, 2024
Insurer, DC Teams' Owner End Virus Coverage Dispute
The owner of Washington, D.C., professional basketball and hockey teams and its insurer agreed to end their COVID-19 coverage dispute after the owner appealed the dismissal of its coverage claims to the D.C. Circuit.
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April 03, 2024
NFL Helmet Maker Riddell Receives $400M PE Investment
NFL helmets maker Riddell Inc., advised by Lowenstein Sandler LLP, will get a $400 million infusion from King & Spalding LLP-led private equity firm BC Partners Credit, in an effort to advance the company's role in the game of football and put money in the pocket of current investors, the two announced Wednesday.
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April 03, 2024
Ex-NBA Guard's Health Fraud Perjury Merits Prison, Feds Say
Manhattan federal prosecutors said a former Detroit Pistons point guard who was convicted on one of two counts over an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's healthcare plan should be sentenced to 27 to 33 months in prison, claiming he lied during his testimony.
Expert Analysis
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Pickleball Makes Waves In Fla. Real Estate, With Risks In Play
Pickleball's burgeoning popularity in Florida is catalyzing a transformation in the state's commercial real estate market, but investors must take steps to navigate legal challenges related to noise, insurance and community dynamics, says Emmanuelle Litvinov at DarrowEverett.
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4 Business-Building Strategies For Introvert Attorneys
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Introverted lawyers can build client bases to rival their extroverted peers’ by adapting time-tested strategies for business development that can work for any personality — such as claiming a niche, networking for maximum impact, drawing on existing contacts and more, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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Opinion
Has The NCAA Not Learned NIL Policy Lessons Of The Past?
The NCAA has applied its heavy hand — which has been slapped back by courts and legislatures — again, saying that colleges must comply with its name, image and likeness policies even if they conflict with state laws, but recent antitrust decisions might caution against its reasoning, says Kenneth Jacobsen at Temple University.
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Opinion
3 Ways Justices' Disclosure Defenses Miss The Ethical Point
The rule-bound interpretation of financial disclosures preferred by U.S. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas — demonstrated in their respective statements defending their failure to disclose gifts from billionaires — show that they do not understand the ethical aspects of the public's concern, says Jim Moliterno at the Washington and Lee University School of Law.
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Series
In A 'Barbie' World: Questions On Kid Brands In Gambling Ads
A recent "Barbie" film marketing partnership with a casino raised some eyebrows as the iconic children's toy brand was being used to promote gambling in possible contravention of advertisement regulations for adult activities, but the campaign's particularities signal that the shtick may comport with responsible ad principles after all, says Abbey Block at Ifrah Law.
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For Tribes, Online Gambling May Soon Be A Safe Bet
The Bureau of Indian Affairs' proposed changes to the Indian Gaming Regulation Act would expressly allow tribes to execute compacts with states that enable online gambling and sports betting activities, strengthening tribes' ability to position themselves in the gambling industry despite protests from casino operators, says Blair Will at Hall Estill.
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Caregiver Flexibility Is Crucial For Atty Engagement, Retention
As the battle for top talent continues post-pandemic, many firms are attempting to attract employees with progressive hybrid working environments — and supporting caregivers before, during and after an extended leave is a critically important way to retain top talent, says Manar Morales at The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance.
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5th Circ. Ruling Will Spur Challenges To No-Action Letters
The Fifth Circuit's recent Clarke v. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission decision that withdrawing no-action letters constitutes a final agency action subject to judicial review means federal agencies should expect more challenges to the practice, which has been criticized for failing to provide clear standards and enabling agencies to change course abruptly, say attorneys at Sidley.
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NC Sports Betting Law May Bring New Blockchain Frontier
North Carolina's new law that allows online and retail betting on professional, college and esports sports events has provided the blockchain industry with an opportunity to prove that its technology is better than that of traditional financial systems by listing cryptocurrencies as an accepted asset to wager, says Samir Patel at Holland & Knight.
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In-Office Engagement Is Essential To Associate Development
As law firms develop return-to-office policies that allow hybrid work arrangements, they should incorporate the specific types of in-person engagement likely to help associates develop attributes common among successful firm leaders, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.
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Perspectives
A Judge's Pitch To Revive The Jury Trial
Ohio state Judge Pierre Bergeron explains how the decline of the jury trial threatens public confidence in the judiciary and even democracy as a whole, and he offers ideas to restore this sacred right.
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The Court's Likely Game Plan For TM Suit Against LIV Golf
Joseph Walsh at Harness IP examines the key factors a New Jersey district court will likely consider in the trademark infringement suit Cool Brands v. LIV Golf, including the strength of the plaintiff's mark, whether the mark was adopted to intentionally compete and relative pricing of each product sold under their respective brands.
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How To Recognize And Recover From Lawyer Loneliness
Law can be one of the loneliest professions, but there are practical steps that attorneys and their managers can take to help themselves and their peers improve their emotional health, strengthen their social bonds and protect their performance, says psychologist and attorney Traci Cipriano.
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Opinion
Litigation Funding Disclosure Should Be Mandatory
Despite the Appellate Rules Committee's recent deferral of the issue of requiring third-party litigation funding disclosure, such a mandate is necessary to ensure the even-handed administration of justice across all cases, says David Levitt at Hinshaw.
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Recalling USWNT's Legal PR Playbook Amid World Cup Bid
As the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team strives to take home another World Cup trophy, their 2022 pay equity settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation serves as a good reminder that winning in the court of public opinion can be more powerful than a victory inside the courtroom, says Hector Valle at Vianovo.