D&O Coverage for Sports Business Claims Is Not a Slam Dunk

By Jerry Oshinsky and Vered Yakovee   Today’s grim economy is not lost on the sports world. Officers and directors of teams, governing bodies, sponsors, and other business partners are making difficult decisions about where to invest the fewer dollars that are still in play. Events surrounding the 2009 NFL draft provide one example; at the time that Round One began on April 25, 2009, not even one sneaker deal was inked with a draft prospect. Another example is apparent in the lay-offs