Sports Litigation Alert Current Issue

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer When the New York Giants crossed the Hudson River to play in the New Jersey Meadowlands in 1976 and the New York Jets followed eight years later, neither team opted to place “New Jersey” in its official name. This created conflicting...

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Introduction Rontez Miles played safety for the New York Jets. “Miles has an eye condition ‘known as alopecia areata’ that he claims causes him to experience ocular photosensitivity and photophobia and limits his ability to see well in...

By Lauren Rosh On November 1, 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted in part and denied in part a request for judicial notice and also granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss by the Board of Trustees of...

A federal judge from the Northern District of California dismissed a pair of antitrust lawsuits brought against the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), now called “World Aquatics,” finding that World Aquatics’ governing rules and alleged conduct did not...

By Shalom Samuels Can high school athletes turn to the court if they believe that the Commission overseeing their sport has acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner? According to the West Virginia Supreme Court, the answer is no.  In March of 2020, L.M. (name...

By Kerri Cebula For a majority of the 2022 season, IndyCar drive Alex Palou was involved in a contract dispute.  Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR), the team Palou was driving for in 2022, claimed that Palou was under contract to drive for them for the 2023 IndyCar...

By Jared Good, Esq.   Although Esports are oft debated on whether they are a true “sport” by the conventional metrics, they still are plagued with the same issues that face the “traditional” sports; namely diversity and inclusion; doping (medicinal and mechanical);...

Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer On December 15, 2022, Advocate General Athanasios Rantos of the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary opinion for the Court’s consideration in a dispute between the proposed “European Super League” and the...

What follows is an exclusive interview with Morgan Lewis partner David McManus and associate Elizabeth Polido about New York’s new NIL law. What is the basis of the New York Student Athlete NIL Law? New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently passed a law that,...

Elite women’s heptathlon competitor Taliyah Brooks has filed a lawsuit against USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body for the sport of track and field in the United States, after an incident on June 27, 2021, at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials when...

by Gina McKlveen Undoubtably, female lacrosse players ought to be just as protected as the men. But right now, according to a group of attorneys conducting an investigation into the NCAA, this equal protection is questionable. Current NCAA guidelines prohibit the use...

By Brenda Oliver and Amy Peck, of Jackson Lewis Prior to 2021, collegiate student-athletes were not able to make sponsorship deals and profit from their names, images, and likenesses (NILs). However, in 2021, that changed when the NCAA adopted a new policy...

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has announced that Douglas Mishkin, formerly senior counsel at the National Football League, has joined the firm as a partner in its global Sports & Entertainment Group. He will be based in the firm’s New York office. Mishkin...

Kevin Warren, a sports lawyer who rose within the ranks of the Minnesota Vikings (initially in the GC’s office) before assuming the Commissioner job at the Big Ten Conference, has moved back to the NFL. Specifically, Warren was named President of the Chicago Bears....

Hackney Publications announced has published its latest segment of the Sports Law Expert Podcast, with future releases set to be distributed on January 30 and February 15. The latest guest is sports lawyer Robert (Bob) Wallace, chairman of Thompson Coburn’s Sports Law...