Sports Litigation Alert Current Issue

By Nicole Bryson, J.D. Introduction Wayne Gandy (“Gandy”) played fifteen years in the National Football League (“NFL”) as an offensive lineman with multiple teams. Six years after he retired, he filed a worker’s compensation claim in California naming the Rams. It was...

By Christian Dennie Jett Elad, a Rutgers University football player, challenged two NCAA bylaws. These bylaws count years spent at Junior Colleges (“JUCOs”) towards the NCAA’s limit of participation in four seasons of NCAA football over a five-year period (the “JUCO...

By Robert E. Freeman, with Meredith A. Lipson, Wyatt B. Bui and Evan T. Rodgers, of Proskauer A ride in a horse-drawn carriage may sound like a relaxing family activity, but does it leave passengers responsible for their own injuries in the event of a crash? According...

By Holt Hackney NASCAR, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports reached a landmark settlement this winter that ends the most consequential antitrust lawsuit in the sport’s history, ushering in significant changes to the sanctioning body’s charter system and providing...

United States Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger of the Southern District of New York has delivered a mixed ruling pertaining to documents submitted in a discrimination lawsuit brought by three professional basketball referees against the NBA. The referees alleged...

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer December 30, 2021 was the height of Mel Tucker’s collegiate coaching career. His Michigan State Spartans defeated Pitt in the Peach Bowl and completed an 11-2 season to earn a number eight ranking nationally. Remarkably, it was Tucker’s...

By Traci Bransford, Shayla Wright, and Timothy Graham In late November, the College Sports Commission (CSC), the newly formed enforcement agency for revenue sharing in college sports, sent a participation agreement to the Power Four conference schools. The 11-page...

By Bradyn Rogers, University of North Alabama Esports, or a form of competitive activities in which gameplay, player input, and performance are mediated through electronic and human–computer interface systems, continue to expand in mainstream consciousness globally...

By James Moss Because you really can’t do much else. If you have been paying much attention to the news from Oregon over the last few months, you know the recreation industry in Oregon is having an extremely difficult time. Oregon only has one ski area insurance...

By Jeffrey Levine, JD, PhD – Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Sport Business Esport Business Program Lead, Drexel University Electronic Arts (EA), the publisher behind EA Sports FC, Madden NFL, Apex Legends, and The Sims, announced that it has agreed to be...

By Conner Poulin A recently filed federal lawsuit, Benson v. DraftKings Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, raises questions about online accessibility standards in the rapidly expanding sports betting and daily fantasy sports...

By Holt Hackney Mark Grossman, founder and president of Monument Sports Group, has spent more than two decades carving out a unique niche in the sports insurance world — an industry he knows from the inside out thanks to his years running an indoor sports facility in...

Recent survey shows high levels of sports betting abuse also targeted at FBS football student-athletes The NCAA released findings of a new study that revealed 36% of Division I men's basketball student-athletes reported experiencing social media abuse related to...

The NCAA has named Geoff Silver vice president of Division I governance and member services. Silver has served in the position in an interim role since January. As vice president of Division I governance and member services, Silver will serve as the primary contact to...

Davis Polk has announced that prominent sports lawyer Jon Oram has joined the firm as head of the Sports practice and a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Oram will be resident in the firm’s New York office. “Jon is one of the nation’s leading sports...

After a distinguished career spanning more than three decades at Ithaca College, Ellen J. Staurowsky has announced she will formally retire on December 31, 2025, marking a new phase in her lifelong commitment to sports, education, and social justice. A professor in...

FAIR Sports, a newly established arbitration and resolution forum for college athletes, has announced that Peter Carfagna and George Pyne have been added to its team. Peter Carfagna — Arbitrator / Mediator Peter is Chairman & CEO of Magis, LLC, a privately owned...

At the 2025 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings held in Orlando, Florida, the sport celebrated the latest class of Katy Feeney Leadership Award honorees—an annual recognition that highlights the contributions of women across the game who embody leadership,...

Brooklyn Law School (BLS) has announced the launch of the BLS Sports Law Clinic, a new in-house legal clinic that will provide free legal services to athletes and sports organizations facing complex legal challenges. Led by Professor Jodi Balsam, a nationally...

Sidley represented a minority investor in connection with an investment of 5% in the New England Patriots NFL franchise, with a valuation of over $9 billion. The historic sale represents the first time Patriots owner Robert Kraft has sold any part of the team since he...

The magazine Fort Worth, Texas Magazine has recognized Christian Dennie of Dennie Sports Law as one of the Metroplex’s a “Top Attorneys” in its annual special issue. The recognition is based on peer-reviewed feedback. Dennie is the founder of Dennie Sports Law, a...