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February 14, 2024
Jordan Spieth Fights Subpoena In Under Armour Patent Suit
Golf pro and Dallas native Jordan Spieth wants to avoid testifying in a patent suit claiming Under Armour stole design features of high-performance athletic shoes, as basketball superstar Steph Curry simultaneously squashed a subpoena in the same case.
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February 14, 2024
Patterson Earnhart Names Equity Partners, Opens Wis. Office
Native American law firm Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP has announced two new equity partners, one of whom will lead a new office in Wisconsin.
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February 14, 2024
Owner Forms Holding Co. For NBA's Suns, WNBA's Mercury
Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia on Wednesday announced the formation of a new holding company that will own the NBA's Suns, the WNBA's Mercury, the operating rights to their arena and a new G League developmental affiliate that the Suns recently bought.
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February 13, 2024
PrizePicks Pays $15M To Settle NY Fantasy Sports Claims
Daily fantasy sports operator PrizePicks has agreed to pay $14.9 million to settle allegations it offered fantasy sports contests to New York residents without a permit, the New York State Gaming Commission said Tuesday.
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February 13, 2024
USA Swimming Wants Out Of Suit Over Botched Investigation
USA Swimming Inc. has said it did not take part in the U.S. Center for SafeSport's investigations into sexual abuse allegations and so it should be let out of a lawsuit accusing it and SafeSport of participating in a campaign to vilify a youth swimmer based on those accusations a school officer later found false.
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February 13, 2024
PR Giant Ketchum Sued Over Voyager's Celeb Crypto Promos
A class of users of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager have sued public relations company Ketchum Inc. in Florida federal court over its work organizing a Voyager event with an NBA basketball team and other promotional materials, which the users say amounted to aiding and abetting the crypto platform's sale of unregistered securities.
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February 13, 2024
4th Circ. Won't Upend Life Sentence Over Trump Phone Call
The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday to disturb the life sentence of a man convicted of murder and drug trafficking, holding that even if former President Donald Trump said he intended to commute the sentence during a phone call, that intent isn't enough.
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February 13, 2024
Voyager Investors Suing Mark Cuban Reach Deal With Gronk
Investors suing billionaire Mark Cuban over his role in promoting now-bankrupt Voyager Digital Ltd. said Tuesday they had reached a tentative agreement with former NFL star Rob Gronkowski to stay claims tied to his social media posts and appearances boosting the cryptocurrency firm.
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February 13, 2024
Squabble Heats Up Over Plans To Move DC NBA, NHL Teams
Billionaire Ted Leonsis' efforts to dislodge his sports teams Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals from the District of Columbia, and put down stakes in Virginia have run into resistance, including from a Virginia state senator and the mayor of Washington, D.C.
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February 13, 2024
Fla. Casinos Ask Justices To Undo Seminole Gaming Compact
Two Florida casino operators are asking the Supreme Court to reverse a lower federal court's decision that said a compact allowing online sports betting off tribal lands between the Sunshine State and the Seminole Tribe is lawful, arguing that the outcome of the case could set a nationwide precedent as an end-run around state and federal limitations in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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February 13, 2024
CEO Needn't Consent To CFO's Settlement, NY Court Says
A sporting goods company's former CEO does not get a say in the former CFO's $2.8 million settlement with a liquidating trust just because they're both insured under the same directors and officers policy, a New York federal judge ruled, calling the ex-CEO's interpretation of the policy "unreasonable and illogical."
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February 13, 2024
4th Circuit Sinks Golf Course's Suit Over Rezoning Bid
The owner of Hilton Head National Golf Club in South Carolina won't get a shot at developing a mixed-use project on its property after a panel of appeals judges agreed with a lower court's ruling that halted the project.
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February 13, 2024
Antitrust Issues To Watch In Sports Giants' Streaming Venture
Few details were provided in last week's announcement of a joint venture under which ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery will combine their vast live sports portfolios into a single app. But as the companies work out the details of a project they hope to roll out this autumn, one thing is clear: The Justice Department is almost certain to take a look.
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February 13, 2024
Colo. Justice Says Something 'Wrong' With Ski Lift Waivers
A Colorado Supreme Court justice appeared unsettled on Monday by a ski resort's argument that it could free itself from most liability by requiring guests to sign waivers before riding a ski lift, saying the industry seems to be subverting the will of state lawmakers.
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February 13, 2024
5th Person Pleads Guilty In Pa. Art, Sports Memorabilia Thefts
A fifth person has pled guilty to participating in a 20-year art and sports memorabilia theft ring that targeted Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock paintings and Yogi Berra MVP plaques, among other items from institutions across the country.
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February 13, 2024
ESPN Bet To Launch In NY After Sports Betting Licenses Deal
Penn Entertainment Inc. revealed Tuesday that it is acquiring New York mobile sports wagering licenses from Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Wynn Interactive Holdings for $25 million, allowing the entertainment giant to launch ESPN Bet in the state.
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February 13, 2024
Ex-DraftKings Exec's Attys Seek $310K For Court Pingpong
Lawyers for a former DraftKings Inc. executive who recently defected to rival Fanatics are seeking more than $310,000 in attorney fees, arguing the amount is reasonable and would cover their work for two "objectively unreasonable" removals of the case to federal court by DraftKings, behavior they called "disturbing litigation conduct."
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February 13, 2024
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
A pizza chain, an energy company, a medical-device maker and a Manila casino were all hit with book-and-record demands last week in Delaware's Court of Chancery. A shoe company also walked away from a shareholder suit, two cryptocurrency companies tallied the costs of a broken merger, and three cigarette giants argued over Florida settlement payments.
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February 12, 2024
9th Circ. Sends Sports Buyers' Data Breach Suits To Arbitration
The Ninth Circuit on Monday backed a California federal judge's ruling that a group of consumers must arbitrate their claims in six proposed class actions against online sports apparel retailers after their personal information was exposed in a data breach.
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February 12, 2024
Activists Ask Justices To Reverse Calif. Tribal Casino Approval
An anti-casino advocacy group has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision that upholds the dismissal of its suit, claiming the federal government erred when finding that the Ione Band of Miwok Indians is eligible to open a casino in California.
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February 12, 2024
Boxer Sues For Chance To Earn Spot On Olympic Team
An Olympic hopeful is suing USA Boxing for his chance to earn a spot on the organization's boxing team after his win in a quarterfinal bout was overturned, preventing him from moving forward in his Olympic quest, only to be reversed again by an arbitrator.
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February 12, 2024
States Urge Court To OK Injunction Against NCAA's NIL Rules
Tennessee and Virginia are taking another shot at pausing the NCAA's name, image and likeness recruiting rules, attempting to shore up their arguments and asking the court not to use the same reasoning it did for denying a temporary restraining order in their antitrust suit against the organization.
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February 12, 2024
Customer Can Sue Closed Bowling Alley For Slip-And-Fall
A Michigan appeals court won't spare the former operator of a Detroit-area bowling alley from a man's slip-and-fall lawsuit, saying she missed her opportunity to shutter her companies in such a way as to shorten the window when civil liability claims could be filed.
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February 12, 2024
Amer Sports Follows IPO With Upsized $800M Debt Offering
Sports apparel and equipment company Amer Sports Inc. has priced an $800 million private bond offering, represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, an upsized debt sale that comes nearly two weeks after the company completed the year's largest initial public offering at $1.4 billion.
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February 12, 2024
Retail Biz Frasers Group Kicks Off New £80M Share Buyback
Frasers Group PLC said on Monday it will launch a new share repurchase scheme worth up to £80 million ($100 million) as it looks to cut back the size of its outstanding capital.
Expert Analysis
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Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
A recent amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 will help trial courts determine whether the parties to a case are diverse, and may also allow litigators to more quickly determine whether they can remove certain cases to federal court, says Steve Shapiro at Schnader Harrison.
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Meta VR Deal Shows 'Potential Competition' Theory Viability
A California federal court's recent denial of the Federal Trade Commission's motion to block Meta's purchase of virtual reality app developer Within is significant because it accepted that the actual and perceived potential competition theories are viable, and suggests companies exploring certain acquisitions should evaluate whether they may apply, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
A public defender's representation of the accused University of Idaho murderer after prior representation of a victim's parent doesn't constitute a violation of conflict of interest rules, but the case prompts ethical questions about navigating client conflicts in small-town criminal defense and big-city corporate law alike, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Charles Loeser at HWG.
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Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
Though the Eastern District of Virginia, for decades the fastest federal trial court in the country, experienced significant pandemic-related slowdowns, several factors unique to the district suggest that it will soon return to its speedy pace, say Dabney Carr and Robert Angle at Troutman Pepper.
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False Ad Takeaways From Toss Of Suit Against Giants, Jets
The recent dismissal of a proposed false advertising class action against the NFL, the New York Giants and Jets, and MetLife Stadium shows how federal courts often bring a fair degree of skepticism to these types of suits, and that advertising claims shouldn't be judged in isolation, says Jeffrey Greenbaum at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
Rep. George Santos, who has become a national punchline for his alleged lies, hasn't faced many consequences yet, but if he were a lawyer, even his nonwork behavior would be regulated by the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, and violations in the past have led to sanctions and even disbarment, says Mark Hinderks at Stinson.
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Broncos Job Interview Offer Shows Risks Of Worker Litigants
The risks the Denver Broncos would have faced by interviewing or hiring coach Brian Flores, who filed a discrimination suit against the team in 2022, should inspire companies to take practical steps to minimize employees' ability to claim employer retaliation or access sensitive company data, says Christopher Deubert at Constangy.
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A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben proposes the preliminary legal opinion procedure — seeking a court's opinion on a disputed legal standard at the outset, rather than the close, of discovery — as a useful resource-preservation tool for legally complex, discovery-intensive litigation.
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Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT hold potential to streamline various aspects of the litigation process, resulting in improved efficiency and outcomes, but should be carefully double-checked for confidentiality, plagiarism and accuracy concerns, say Zachary Foster and Melanie Kalmanson at Quarles & Brady.
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5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
Lawyers are skilled at using their high emotional intelligence to build rapport with clients, so when planning your next pitch, consider how you can create some emotional peaks, personal connections and moments of magic that might help you stick in prospective clients' minds and seal the deal, says consultant Diana Kander.
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5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Cortney Young at ADR Partners discusses factors that can help to foster success in mediation, including scheduling, preparation, managing client expectations and more.
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What New EU, UK Internet Safety Regs Mean For Platforms
The U.K. and the EU have recently produced new regimes for combating online harm, which will drastically change the way all digital platforms regulate user-generated content — and service providers will be required to take proactive measures rather than respond to takedown obligations, say Tessa Adams and Ron Moscona at Dorsey & Whitney.
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Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
Aimee Furness and Sam Mallick at Haynes Boone asked ChatGPT to draft a motion to dismiss, and then scrutinized the resulting work product in light of attorneys' ethical and professional responsibility obligations.
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6 Antitrust Compliance Tips For Employers From MLB Probe
Major League Baseball's recent investigation into possible collusion between the Mets and Yankees — involving then-free agent Aaron Judge — can teach employers of all types antitrust lessons in a time when competition for top talent is fierce, says Mohamed Barry at Fisher & Phillips.
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7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
Law firms looking to advance their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts should consider implementing new practices and initiatives this year, including some that require nominal additional effort or expense, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Gina Rubel at Furia Rubel.