Junior Football Player in Canada Sues Over 2017 Concussion

A former Canadian Junior Football League player has sued the club he played for in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging the club and several individual defendants were negligent when they failed to provide an acceptable duty of care. Larry Blocker, Jr., a...

Examining the Legal Landscape Involving Amateurism and the NCAA

By Alex Sinatra According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), it is a member-led organization dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes[1] . It was founded in 1906 as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United...

College Olympic Feeder Sport Cuts and the Potential for Revival

By Daniel A. Etna, Partner, Irwin A. Kishner, Partner, and Stephen DiMaria, Associate, Herrick Feinstein LLP In the wake of safety concerns and budget impacts surrounding COVID-19, college athletic departments have regrettably resorted to eliminating certain sport...

Reversal of Fortunes and the End of the Line for Former JUCO Star

By Jonathan Wynne   Each college basketball season ushers a new crop of prospects to the long and arduous road connecting junior college to the NBA. Guarantees are few and the odds are long. Players know that for every Tiny Archibald, Latrell Sprewell, and Jimmy...

Student-Athletes or Athlete-Students?

By Jordan Kobritz   Unless you’ve been quarantined without access to the news for the past eight months you know 2020 has been the year of change. Nothing exemplifies that more than the about face taken by the NCAA regarding playing sports when students aren’t on...

NCAA Drug Suspensions During COVID-19 — What’s Fair?

By Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, St. John’s University   Without question, COVID-19 has had a major impact on college and university campuses throughout the United States. Most institutions have transitioned from in-person,...