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March 14, 2024
DraftKings Gets PTAB To Ax Claims In 5 Gaming Patents
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found a host of claims across numerous peer-to-peer gaming patents weren't valid, handing a win to challenger DraftKings Inc. as part of a larger intellectual property fight.
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March 14, 2024
NLRB Certifies Dartmouth Men's Basketball Player Union
Dartmouth College must bargain with its men's basketball team after the National Labor Relations Board certified the players' recent landmark vote to unionize with the Service Employees International Union on Thursday, but a legal challenge looms.
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March 14, 2024
NFL Had Ample Cause To Deny Disability Benefits, Court Says
A Texas federal judge has tossed a former NFL player's suit against the league for denying him permanent disability benefits, following the recommendation from a magistrate judge who determined that, although injuries ultimately ended his football career, eight different doctors had said he was capable of working.
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March 14, 2024
University Must Face Softball Coach's Pay Bias Claims
A Hawaii federal judge wouldn't entirely toss a female university softball coach's wage inequality suit against the school, ruling the two male coaches she referenced as being paid more for the same job cast doubt on the university's claim she was paid fairly.
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March 14, 2024
NBA Ref Fired Over COVID Vax Refusal Can Get Benefits
A Manhattan federal court ruled that an NBA referee who was fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons can get his retirement benefits, rejecting the league's contention that the prospect of his reemployment made him ineligible.
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March 14, 2024
Ore. Skateboard Church Denied Tax Break Over Late Purchase
A tax-exempt Oregon church serving Portland skateboarders is not entitled to a property tax exemption because it did not own its property before the statutory deadline for commencing its charitable activities, the Oregon Tax Court has decided.
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March 14, 2024
Financier Denies Misusing Proceeds In Mike Ashley Dispute
Financier Amanda Staveley has denied misusing a £10 million ($12.8 million) loan provided by former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley to pay a consultant, saying it was a legitimate brokerage payment to secure the takeover of the English football club.
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March 13, 2024
Cowboys Owner Defeats Alleged Daughter In Defamation Suit
The remaining portion of the defamation case filed against Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones last year by a woman claiming to be his daughter was tossed Wednesday by a Texas federal judge, who sided with Jones' claim that references to the woman's actions as a "shakedown attempt" did not constitute malice or reckless disregard for the truth.
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March 13, 2024
Peloton Beats Wiretapping Suit Over Chat Feature, For Now
Peloton defeated, for now, a proposed privacy class action alleging it uses third-party software to eavesdrop on its website users' communications via its chat function after a California federal judge found the plaintiff doesn't assert that any chat contents were intercepted or that personal, sensitive information was shared.
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March 13, 2024
Workers Say Dick's Hid Existence Of Sales Commissions
Dick's Sporting Goods withheld sales commissions and breached contractual obligations to inform sales workers of their eligibility for commissions, a group of workers alleged in a proposed class action filed in Wisconsin federal court.
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March 13, 2024
Ex-NFLer Faced Racism As School Superintendent, Suit Says
A former NFL player was subjected to racism as the first Black superintendent of schools in Wayland, Massachusetts, and was forced out of his job when he took steps to address it, according to a suit filed Wednesday in state court.
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March 13, 2024
3 Mo. Men Face Gun Charges Over Super Bowl Parade Shooting
Prosecutors unveiled federal firearms charges against three men Wednesday following an investigation into the mass shooting that occurred during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade and celebration last month.
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March 13, 2024
KKR Leads $500M HarbourView Music-Backed Financing
HarbourView Equity Partners said Wednesday it has secured about $500 million in debt financing through a music asset-backed securitization led by KKR, which will be used to further expand HarbourView's music investment capabilities.
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March 13, 2024
Ex-TopGolf Worker Claims Unfair Firing Over Wage Complaint
A former food service worker for an Alabama TopGolf facility was fired after a manager cursed at and threatened to physically assault her for using profanity in complaining about earning subminimum wages, according to a suit filed in federal court.
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March 13, 2024
Beckett Collectibles Says Steph Curry Suit Filed Too Late
Beckett Collectibles has asked a Texas federal court to toss a complaint by Alt Platform over the alleged alteration of a rookie Steph Curry trading card, arguing the statute of limitations has run on the lawsuit's sole claim of negligent misrepresentation.
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March 13, 2024
Patriots Owner Flags $2M Lien On 'Useless' Skydiving Facility
The real estate business of New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft asked a Massachusetts judge to discharge a $2 million mechanic's lien on a defunct indoor wind tunnel and skydiving attraction at a shopping center next to the football team's stadium.
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March 12, 2024
Pilates Giant Xponential Hid Studio Closures, Investor Says
Executives and directors of fitness brand franchiser Xponential were hit with a shareholder derivative suit alleging the company was damaged when media reports uncovered that Xponential had concealed from investors that dozens of its fitness studios had permanently closed and most of its brands were operating at a monthly net loss.
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March 12, 2024
2 Miami Police Employees Plead Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud
Two former Miami Police Department employees, one of whom is the sister of ex-Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem, have pled guilty to felony charges for their roles in separate COVID-19 relief fraud schemes, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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March 12, 2024
Roberto Clemente's Family Appeals Puerto Rico TM Loss
The family of the late MLB Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente is asking the First Circuit to revive trademark claims against Puerto Rico for the unauthorized use of the former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder's image on license plates and vehicle registrations.
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March 12, 2024
Ex-Jaguars Employee Gets 6.5 Years For $22M Embezzlement
A Florida federal judge sentenced former Jacksonville Jaguars finance employee Amit Patel to six years and six months in prison Tuesday after he pled guilty last year to embezzling more than $22 million from the team that was eventually used for online gambling.
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March 12, 2024
Barstool Sports Hit With Copyright Suit Over Wildfire Video
A videographer has accused Barstool Sports Inc. of using his footage of the Marshall fire in Superior, Colorado, on its Instagram page without his permission, according to a lawsuit filed in New York federal court.
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March 12, 2024
11th Circ. Says Golf Course Volunteers Aren't Owed Pay
The Eleventh Circuit agreed with a lower court's dismissal of a wage lawsuit brought by attendants at a golf course owned by Palm Beach County, Florida, saying Tuesday that the workers were not owed wages under federal labor law because they knew they signed up for volunteer positions.
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March 12, 2024
Detroit Tigers Say Age Bias Suit Should Be Thrown Out
The Detroit Tigers urged a Michigan federal court to throw out a suit from two former scouts who said they were fired as part of a systemic push to get rid of older employees, saying both men are included in a similar proposed class action in Colorado.
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March 11, 2024
NFL QB Dak Prescott Sues Over Alleged $100M Extortion Plot
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott filed a lawsuit Monday in Texas state court accusing a woman of trying to extort $100 million by falsely claiming the football player sexually assaulted her.
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March 11, 2024
White Male Law Student Claims Bias From Chicago Bears
A law student on Monday lodged race and sex discrimination claims against the Chicago Bears in Illinois federal court, claiming that the NFL team wrongly refused to hire him as a "legal diversity fellow" because he's white and a man.
Expert Analysis
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4 Ways To Reboot Your Firm's Stalled Diversity Program
Law firms that have failed to see real progress despite years of diversity initiatives can move forward by committing to tackle four often-taboo obstacles that hinder diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, says Steph Maher at Jaffe.
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Slippery Super Bowl Should Raise OSHA Red Flags For Cos.
The slick field conditions of Super Bowl 57 would be considered unsafe in traditional work settings, and serve as a reminder for employers of their obligation to provide a workplace compliant with Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines — or risk paying the penalties, says Kristin Gray at FordHarrison.
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DOJ's Google Sanctions Motion Shows Risks Of Auto-Deletion
The U.S. Department of Justice recently hit Google with a sanctions motion over its alleged failure to preserve relevant instant-messaging communications, a predicament that should be a wake-up call for counsel concerning the danger associated with automatic-deletion features and how it's been handled by the courts, say Oscar Shine and Emma Ashe at Selendy Gay.
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Everyrealm Case Spurs Big Workplace Arbitration Questions
If a New York federal judge's recent textualist ruling in Johnson v. Everyrealm denying arbitration of an entire employment lawsuit is appealed and upheld, it could set the stage for significant impairment of the enforcement of arbitration agreements, says Rex Berry at Signature Resolution.
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What To Expect From A Litigation Finance Industry Recession
There's little data on how litigation finance would fare in a recession, but a look at stakeholders' incentives suggests corporate demand for litigation finance would increase in a recessionary environment, while the number of funders could shrink, says Matthew Oxman at LexShares.
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The Far-Reaching Impacts Of 'NFTs Can Be A Security' Ruling
A New York federal judge's recent first-of-its-kind finding in Friel v. Dapper Labs that non-fungible tokens can be securities will likely be used by other plaintiffs — and perhaps the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — as a key part of their respective playbooks in pending and future securities matters involving digital assets, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Fla. NIL Law May Cue State Publicity Right Deregulation Trend
A new Florida name, image and likeness law that significantly reduces prohibitions on colleges, athletic departments and coaches from participating in endorsement deals is a sign of a possible trend of state deregulation of student-athletes' publicity rights — and an attractive development for businesses, says Drew Dorner at Duane Morris.
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Justices Leave Questions Open On Dual-Purpose Atty Advice
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent dismissal of In re: Grand Jury on grounds that certiorari was improvidently granted leaves unresolved a circuit split over the proper test for deciding when attorney-client privilege protects a lawyer's advice that has multiple purposes, say Susan Combs and Richard Kiely at Holland & Hart.
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A TM Lesson From Damar Hamlin's 'Did We Win?' Shirts
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's recent application for the "Did We Win?" trademark — just days after suffering a cardiac arrest, and two days before selling T-shirts with the phrase — is a reminder for attorneys that registering a trademark does not create it, but using it in commerce does, says Jeremiah Foley at Harness IP.
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Why Celebrities Are Ensnared In SEC Crypto-Touting Actions
Given the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's increasingly broad view of which crypto-assets constitute securities and its willingness to go after celebrities, including most recently former NBA star Paul Pierce, for violating anti-touting laws, promoters need to pay close attention to their disclosure obligations, say Kurt Gottschall and Payton Roberts at Haynes Boone.
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Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
Though lawyers can struggle to recover from involuntary terminations, it's critical that they be able to step back, review any feedback given and look for opportunities for growth, say Jessica Hernandez at JLH Coaching & Consulting and Albert Tawil at Lateral Hub.
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Adidas Stripe TM Trial Loss Hinged On Price Points
A Manhattan federal jury's recent clearance of Thom Browne's liability in a trademark infringement case brought by Adidas over its three-stripe design highlights well-settled trademark law — different price points and channels of trade can distinguish what would otherwise be considered confusingly similar marks, says Paula Hopkins at Venable.
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High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent dismissal of In re: Grand Jury as improvidently granted maintains a three-way circuit split on the application of attorney-client privilege to multipurpose communications, although the justices have at least shown a desire to address it, say Trey Bourn and Thomas DiStanislao at Butler Snow.
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Best Practices For Celeb Alcohol Ventures In Growing Market
Recent data shows that celebrity-owned brands are key drivers for alcohol e-commerce — which is predicted to grow by over 30% in the next five years — so attorneys advising famous clients should review the complex regulatory system for alcoholic beverages in the U.S. before taking up such a venture, say Rachel Lawson and Jacob White at Dickinson Wright.
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3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
The post-pandemic rise in legal turnover may cause partners to ask themselves what they really want from their workplace, how they plan to grow their practice and when it's time to make a move, says Patrick Moya at Quaero Group.