A Missouri appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a trial court that a fitness club that was providing professional wrestling lessons to a plaintiff should not have known that the plaintiff was suffering the lingering effects of a concussion when he resumed his...
The Utah Supreme Court delivered a partial victory to a former high school basketball coach, who had claimed that a player’s parents defamed him. The high court ruled specifically that since he was not a public figure he did not have demonstrate that the...
A federal judge from the Southern District of New York thoroughly checked Madison Square Garden (owner of the New York Rangers hockey team) in the glass last month when it found that the Rangers showed no obvious anti-competitive result from a National Hockey League...
The Butkus Award has been presented to the nation’s best collegiate linebacker each year since 1985. In recent years, it has been awarded at the ESPN-televised Home Depot College Football Awards Show, along with such honors as the Davey O’Brien Award...
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling, concluding that C.B.C. Distribution (recognized as CDM Fantasy Sports) did not need a license from Major League Baseball Advanced Media to use MLB player names and statistics with its fantasy...
NCAA Settles With UND Over Fighting Sioux Nickname The NCAA and the State of North Dakota have settled the lawsuit brought against the association by the state and the University of North Dakota regarding the NCAA’s 2005 policy prohibiting Native American...
A California appeals court has sided with the University of California at Berkeley and its athletic department, finding that a director did not suffer an “actionable adverse employment decision” when he was transferred and passed over for promotions. Plaintiff...
By Robert L. Clayton, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C. and Alyson J. Guyan, Associate, Littler Mendeslon, P.C. In a recent decision that impacts universities and colleges, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, in James J. O’Brien v....
An Illinois state appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s finding that a student-athlete on the road at a baseball tournament was covered by the athletic department’s insurance policy. Specifically, the court found that the policy generally covered the...
The 4th U. S Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling, denying the claim of an artist, who had alleged the hundreds of defendants unfairly benefitted from a logo he created, which was ultimately used by the Baltimore Ravens. In so ruling,...
