(Editor’s Note: The following appeared in Esports and the Law, a newsletter by Hackney Publications and sponsored by Skadden Arps that tracks the legal side of the esports industry. Subscriptions are free and available at https://esportsandthelaw.com/#subscribe)...
The Student Sports Law Network (SSLN) has officially announced its formation with a mission of becoming the nation’s premiere network for law students interested in a career in sports law. After a soft launch earlier this summer, the organization has grown to...
You can go home again. Or at least that is what Brad Corbin has learned. In 2015, Corbin returned to his Southern Ohio/Northern Kentucky roots, where he was born and raised, to become the assistant athletic director of compliance at Miami University. For that...
By Jordan Rogers, of Cronkite News Jason Franklin’s personality had taken a dramatic turn. The former Arizona State University linebacker, often described as upbeat and social by his friends and family, was withdrawn. He “would get lost in long, blank...
By Nathan J. Law and Nathaniel D. French On August 27, 2018, spectator Laiah Zuniga (“Ms. Zuniga”) attended a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs (“Cubs”) and New York Mets at Chicago’s historic Wrigley Field. She purchased a ticket for a seat in the “Club...
By Dr. Susan Brown Foster Most event and facility managers have a basic understanding of risk management. However, a comprehensive risk management plan that is written, practiced, and enforced is a key element for maintaining patron safety and in preventing...
By Josh Villarreal, J.D. Candidate – Class of 2021, Baylor Law School and Rick Meadow, National Mass Tort Leader and Director of Business Development for The Lanier Law Firm Covid-19 has upended almost every aspect of life in America, college athletics...
By Andrew Bondarowicz The NCAA is teetering in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, the NCAA’s stance was to leave the decision on whether to play up to the conferences. It ceded its leadership position to them and the result has been predictable....
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed the ruling of a lower court in the NFL concussion litigation, finding that the lower court and the claims administrator had the authority to request clarifying revised rules that would permit the...
By James H. Moss, JD A federal judge in the Middle District of Georgia has ruled for a venue in a case in which it was sued by an elderly woman who tripped and fell over a candy apple. In the opinion...
