By Joseph M. Hanna, of Goldberg Segalla Two NJ Devils fans filed a class action lawsuit against the team, alleging that the team restricts the resale of tickets by season ticket holders. According to the court document, the Devils only allows season ticket...
By Katherine Simone In July 2014, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver Antonio Brown (“Brown”) left his former agency, Jay Z’s Roc Nation, to go back to his old agent, Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation (“RSR”). On November 8, 2014, Brown, as...
By Gregg E. Clifton, of Jackson Lewis For the first time since October 1, 2010, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has enacted a series of amendments to its regulations governing player agents. Approved during the MLBPA’s recent annual...
(Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from the book How to Play the Game — What Every Sports Attorney Need to Know. Written by Darren A. Heitner, a partner at Wolfe Law, the book can be purchased at Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/lp64ge6) “I am on the phone...
By Robert L. Clayton and Michael B. Ackerstein Illinois became the 42nd state to adopt athlete-agent regulations after Governor Pat Quinn signed the Illinois Athlete Agents Act into law on July 14th. The Illinois Athlete Agents Act regulates the...
