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April 29, 2024
Nike Settles TM Suit Against Bape Over Shoe Designs
Nike has settled its trademark infringement suit accusing Bape of copying the "iconic" look of its Air Force 1 and Air Jordan sneakers, according to a notice of voluntary dismissal Monday, which comes nearly two months after a New York federal judge refused to nix the case.
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April 29, 2024
Bruin Capital Buys Turf Management Co. PlayGreen
Sports-focused private equity shop Bruin Capital, advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, announced on Monday that it is acquiring a majority stake in PlayGreen BV Inc., the Netherlands-based holding company that owns turf management company Stadium Grow Lighting.
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April 29, 2024
NCAA, Bush Tussle Over Strength Of Defamation Claims
Former USC running back Reggie Bush's defamation brawl with the NCAA continued on Monday as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner urged an Indiana state court to keep his lawsuit alive, arguing it is too early to throw the case out as the NCAA wishes.
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April 29, 2024
Adidas Settles Suit Over Ads About 'Authentic' NHL Jerseys
Sports apparel giant Adidas has reached a settlement to end a proposed class action in which a buyer claimed the company advertised and sold fake hockey jerseys branded as authentic after the court found the plaintiff reasonably pled the apparel company's use of the term "authentic" was misleading.
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April 26, 2024
Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
In the past year, plaintiffs have won settlements and judgments for millions and billions of dollars from companies such as Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Facebook and Fox News, with many high-profile cases finally wrapping up after years of fighting. Such cases — involving over-the-top compensation packages, chemical contamination, gender discrimination and data mining — were led by attorneys whose accomplishments earned them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2024.
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April 26, 2024
St. John's Hoops Players Say NCAA Can't Block Their Play
Two St. John's University basketball players sued the NCAA Friday in New York, saying it arbitrarily denied them waivers for its "five-year rule" that prohibits student-athletes from competing in more than four seasons in any one sport, after they lost a season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 26, 2024
Ga. Judge Calls Off Hail Mary To Block Arena Football Game
Attorneys for an arena football league missed their shot Friday evening at blocking one of its former teams from playing in a rival league's opening weekend, after a series of housekeeping oversights ended with a Georgia federal judge denying their bid for a preliminary injunction.
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April 26, 2024
Soccer Star Says Binance Is Target Of $1B Fla. Suit, Not Him
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has urged a Florida federal judge to dismiss a $1 billion proposed class action lawsuit against him over promoting Binance.US, saying the embattled cryptocurrency exchange is listed as the target of the suit — in an "apparent Freudian slip" — instead of him.
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April 26, 2024
Ex-Iowa College Athletes Sue Investigators Over Betting Probe
More than two dozen former athletes at Iowa colleges who were implicated in an illegal sports betting investigation filed suit in federal court on Friday, accusing state investigators of using illegal searches to obtain evidence against them in the widespread, high-profile probe.
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April 26, 2024
Under Armour Investor Urges 4th Circ. To Revive Suit
An Under Armour Inc. shareholder has urged the Fourth Circuit to resurrect his lawsuit that alleges company executives artificially inflated Under Armour's share price and cashed out before the stock plummeted, arguing the lower court erred in ruling that it did not have the power to hear the case.
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April 26, 2024
Blackstone Must Face Claims Of Price-Fixing At Vegas Hotels
A Las Vegas hotel price-fixing suit against Blackstone and others has survived the private equity firm's motion to dismiss, with a Nevada federal judge ruling the plaintiffs had shown enough to allege Blackstone was in control of one of the target hotels, the Cosmopolitan Hotel, at the time of the alleged scheme.
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April 26, 2024
Off The Bench: Nassar Victims, Bush V. NCAA, New ACC Suit
In this week's Off The Bench, the U.S. Department of Justice cuts a nine-figure deal for botching its sexual abuse investigation of disgraced USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar, college football legend Reggie Bush plows ahead with an NCAA defamation suit despite reclaiming his Heisman trophy, and Florida sues the ACC to detail its lucrative media rights contracts.
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April 26, 2024
Gov't Wants Ex-Boston Celtic Imprisoned For Health Plan Scheme
Prosecutors asked a Manhattan federal judge to sentence former Boston Celtics player Glen "Big Baby" Davis to roughly three years in prison after he was convicted of scheming with a group of ex-pros to submit fraudulent invoices to the NBA's healthcare plan.
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April 26, 2024
SafeSport Turned 'Predator Rather Than Protector,' Suit Says
A New Jersey gymnastics coach has claimed the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which Congress tasked with guarding young athletes from abuse and holding abusers accountable, "turned predator rather than protector" after allegedly unfairly suspending him without due process.
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April 26, 2024
As Leagues Enforce Betting Rules, A Potential Catch-22 Brews
Nearly 10 years ago, momentum for legal sports gambling began to accelerate with help from an unlikely advocate: NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who penned a New York Times op-ed signaling that major sports leagues' opposition to the practice was misplaced and a new strategy was needed. Today, he and other pro sports leaders are contending with fallout from the rapid rise of sports betting.
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April 26, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays Owner Settles Suit With Minority Owners
Tampa Bay Rays majority owner Stuart Sternberg has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the Major League Baseball team's minority owners accusing him of trying to squeeze them out of profits.
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April 25, 2024
AI-Created Rant Tied To Principal Leads To Ex-Staffer's Arrest
Baltimore County police on Thursday arrested a former high school athletic director who is accused of using artificial intelligence to generate a racist and antisemitic audio recording falsely attributed to the school's principal, allegedly in retaliation for an investigation into the potential mishandling of school funds.
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April 25, 2024
Rubrik Leads Trio Of IPOs That Buoy Recovering Market
Three companies debuted trading Thursday following initial public offerings that raised nearly $1.4 billion combined under guidance from six total law firms, including two offerings that priced above range by data security firm Rubrik and aerospace company Loar, providing fresh energy for a strengthening IPO market.
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April 25, 2024
Knicks Owner Wants Out Of Therapist's Sex Assault Suit
New York Knicks owner James Dolan asked a California federal judge to nix a massage therapist's claims alleging he helped disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein sexually assault her at a hotel in 2014, arguing the therapist doesn't plausibly allege Dolan knew she would be assaulted or that he encouraged it.
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April 25, 2024
NBA Player Can't Duck Negligence Claims In Shooting Suit
NBA rookie star player Brandon Miller must face claims he is liable for delivering a gun to others who used it in a shootout that killed a 23-year-old woman, an Alabama federal judge has ruled, saying the suit adequately alleges he had a duty not to cause the woman harm.
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April 25, 2024
Vince McMahon Accuser Says Arbitration Bid Is Full Of 'Lies'
The former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. legal staffer who accused founder Vince McMahon of sexually abusing and trafficking her is fighting his bid to arbitrate the explosive lawsuit, arguing that he used a recent motion to mount a "vicious" and untrue attack on her character.
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April 25, 2024
DOJ Still Owes Victims After $139M Nassar Settlement
The federal government's $139 million settlement for victims of convicted sexual abuser Larry Nassar goes a long way toward holding the FBI responsible for its egregious mishandling of the victims' allegations, but gives no assurance that such complaints in the future will be handled properly, legal experts say.
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April 25, 2024
Tenn. Hacker Pleads Guilty In DraftKings Accounts Breach
A Memphis, Tennessee, man, on Thursday became the second defendant to plead guilty in Manhattan federal court to scheming to hack accounts on the DraftKings sports betting site.
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April 25, 2024
WWE Shareholders Combine Chancery TKO Merger Suits
Delaware's Court of Chancery will decide this summer whether teams led by Block & Leviton, Bernstein Litowitz or Robbins Geller will represent World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. stockholders in a consolidated class suit against founder Vincent McMahon and others over the company's $21 billion merger with the Endeavor Group.
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April 25, 2024
Fla. Sues ACC, Saying Media Contracts Are Public Records
Florida's attorney general sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday, claiming the collegiate athletic conference wrongfully withheld media rights contracts from public review that are at the center of Florida State University's fight to leave the ACC.
Expert Analysis
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Series
In A 'Barbie' World: How To 'Grow Up' IP With Fan Creations
As seen with the recent popularity of the "Barbie" movie, adults are increasingly engaging with child-oriented intellectual property — and previous legal battles between toy-makers and entertainers over fan creations offer lessons in determining when to fight infringement and when to embrace expanded target audiences, says Seokin Yeh at Cole Schotz.
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A Closer Look At Another HBCU Race Bias Suit Against NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association's Academic Performance Program has become a lightning rod for scrutiny, as seen in the recently filed class action McKinney v. NCAA — where statistics in the complaint raise questions about the program's potential discriminatory impact on student-athletes at historically Black colleges and universities, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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'Blind Side' Family Case Is A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys
Former NFL player Michael Oher's recent allegations against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy that they never legally adopted him and tricked him into conservatorship — which paint a very different picture than the 2009 film "The Blind Side" — demonstrate the importance of attorney due diligence and safeguards against abuse of process, says Roland Weekley at Smith Gambrell.
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The Basics Of Being A Knowledge Management Attorney
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Michael Lehet at Ogletree Deakins discusses the role of knowledge management attorneys at law firms, the common tasks they perform and practical tips for lawyers who may be considering becoming one.
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To Hire And Keep Top Talent, Think Beyond Compensation
Firms seeking to appeal to sophisticated clients and top-level partners should promote mentorship, ensure that attorneys from diverse backgrounds feel valued, and clarify policies about at-home work, says Patrick Moya at Quaero Group.
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Perspectives
More States Should Join Effort To Close Legal Services Gap
Colorado is the most recent state to allow other types of legal providers, not just attorneys, to offer specific services in certain circumstances — and more states should rethink the century-old assumptions that shape our current regulatory rules, say Natalie Anne Knowlton and Janet Drobinske at the University of Denver.
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Identifying Trends And Tips In Litigation Financing Disclosure
Growing interest and controversy in litigation financing raise several salient concerns, but exploring recent compelled disclosure trends from courts around the country can help practitioners further their clients' interests, say Sean Callagy and Samuel Sokolsky at Arnold & Porter.
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The NIL Legislation Race: CAPCA And The PASS Act
Christina Stylianou and Gregg Clifton at Lewis Brisbois compare the College Athletes Protection and Compensation Act and the Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports Act — two of the latest bills introduced to federally regulate publicity rights for the name, image and likeness of college student-athletes.
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Series
The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Elrod On 'Jury Duty'
Though the mockumentary series “Jury Duty” features purposely outrageous characters, it offers a solemn lesson about the simple but brilliant design of the right to trial by jury, with an unwitting protagonist who even John Adams may have welcomed as an impartial foreperson, says Fifth Circuit Judge Jennifer Elrod.
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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.