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Players Associations Executives Sign Universal Declaration of Player Rights in Washington, D.C. Reed Smith Adds Insurance Recovery Partner Richard Giller In Los Angeles Olympic Sports Federations Get ‘D’ for Self-Governance State Court Judge Provides Relief to Tennessee School District in High-Profile Eligibility Case A Good Governance Approach to Stadium Subsidies in North America The Hoax of NCAA Graduation Rates Tennessee and the Greg Schiano Saga Is Not Over Kaepernick Lawsuit Could Permanently Bench the NFL Privilege Estate of Former University of North Carolina Football Player Sues NCAA and ACC Not in My House: Federal Court Rejects Trademark Infringement Claim over Basketball Apparel Logos Mother of Concussed Athlete Fails Again After Court Dismisses Amended Complaint Court: Claim of Retaliation Against Clock Operator Can Continue Against College Court Sides with Accuser in Liberty University Title IX Case NIAAA Honors Sports Lawyer Lee Green with Top Award Hawks Name Sports Law Attorney Michelle Leftwich Salary Cap VP Opinion: NCAA Needs to Ban Sideline Cameramen to Protect the Players and Prevent Possible Legal Consequences Coach’s Hard Foul Against High School Basketball Player Leads to Concussion, Lawsuit IOC Suspends Russian NOC and ‘Creates a Path for Clean Individual Athletes to Compete’ in Under the Olympic Flag Title IX Coordinator Files Suit against Iowa State University Alleging Racial and Gender Discrimination under Title IX Knockout Artist Mark Hunt Faces Uphill Legal Battle with Doping Conspiracy Claims Against UFC And Brock Lesnar Whatever Happened to Just ‘booing’ the Ref? Ninth Circuit Applies a Narrow Reading of What Constitutes PII Under the VPPA in ESPN Case Appeals Court Sides With Cheerleaders in Kountze Litigation Wilson Sporting Goods Gets Partial Victory in Lawsuit Involving Warranty on Baseball Bat Court Finds High School Basketball Player Assumed the Risk of Injury Court Certifies Class of Hearing-Impaired Patrons to Sue Arena over Captioning Morgan Stanley Parts Ways with High-Profile Head of Sports Unit Cuban’s Prediction about the NFL Comes True Family of Concussed Player Claims Coach’s Actions Led to TBI ASU Law Gathers Powerful Lineup for Nov. 30 Sports Law and Business Conference Football Coach Resigns and Files Lawsuit Over School Board Alleged Inaction Over Mold in Fieldhouse Study Highlights Health Risks of Playing on Synthetic Turf Quaker Coaches & Athletes Allege Title IX Violations and Retaliation at Guilford College Appellate Court Dismisses Fraud Claims Against Jack Nicklaus Court: Coach’s Direction Resulted in Reckless Disregard for Plaintiff California Appeals Court Addresses Question about Role of Co-Participant in Negligence Case Baseball Spectator Takes Another Swing, and Misses, at The Baseball Rule Elliott Versus The NFL, Part Four: The War Raged On, Then Came to an Unexpected End Appeals Court Gives Concussed Cheerleader Another Chance, Reversing Trial Court NAIA to Relocate 2018 Division II Men’s National Basketball Championship Because of Anthem Position Attorney Says Associations Are Within Their Rights to Suspend Referees Who Walk Out Over Anthem Protests School District Reaches Settlement with Family of Concussed Player Legal Representatives of MLB, NBA, and NFL Offer Insider Perspectives on the Top Levels of the Sports World CTE Finding Leads Hernandez Family to Sue NFL and Riddell; Attorney Talks ‘Regrets’ Students File Lawsuit against School District and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Former NFL Player sues the New York Jets Over Disability Discrimination Injured Fan Seeks To Overcome ‘Baseball Rule’ and Illinois Statutory Law In Foul Ball Lawsuit Against Chicago Cubs and MLB Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Pop Warner Little Scholars to Continue Appeals Court Favors Giants in Wage Dispute Involving Security Guards Indiana Judge Sides with DFS Industry in Right to Publicity Case Appeals Court Upholds Rationale for Firing Facilities Manager Who Advocated Better Padding Behind Basketball Goals The NFL Versus Ezekiel Elliott, Part Three Marathon Organizers Face Post-Race Blues (and Class Action Complaint) after Cancelling Race without Full Refunds Muhammad Ali Enterprises Files Complaint In Federal Court In Chicago Against Fox Broadcasting Company For $30 Million Judge Signs Off on Dismissal of LSU-Chavis Litigation Former Women’s Tennis Players File Title IX Suit Against UAlbany and Athletic Director Anonymous OCR Title IX Complaint Alleges Anti-Male Bias in Occidental College Athletics The NFL Versus Ezekiel Elliott, Resumed ‘Showtime’ for the Lakers: Split Federal Appellate Decision Leaves Door Open for Policyholders’ Full-Court Press on TCPA Coverage Claims Court Dismisses Decorated High School Football Coach’s Claim Again Appeals Court Rebuffs PIAA in Concussion Case Court Sides With Hockey Player in Insurance Coverage Dispute Mom’s Baseless Charges Against Baseball Coaches Spawns Defamation Suit Court Dismisses Title IX Claim that Male-Only Drill Led to Concussion Controversy Stirs as Youth Football Coach Is Suspended for Reinserting Player Mother Alleges Doctor Broke for Concussion Protocol, Leading to Serious Brain Injury Part 5 – Review of Key Golf Cart Cases 2000-2016 Recent Catastrophic Storms Emphasize the Need for Event-Cancellation Insurance for Professional Sports Organizations NCAA Opposes College Athletes’ Motion for Summary Judgement in Athlete Compensation Cap Case & Files Its Own Motion for Summary Judgement The NFL’s Head Injury Research and the Law: An Overview of Liability under the Voluntary Undertaking Doctrine Former University of Notre Dame Football Player Sues College Athletes and Tax Laws—What to Know Before Going Pro Inside the NCAA’s Doping Appeals Process – Amani Elijah Bledsoe v. NCAA Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Sporting Goods Company Appeals Court Finds Coach Who Participated in Scrimmage May Have Been Liable for Injury Hockey Enforcer Unsuccessful at District Court, Appeals to Seventh Circuit Third Circuit Affirms Lower Court, Denying Relief to Parents of Concussed Football Player Ninth Circuit: Coach’s Duties Do Not End at Final Whistle for Purposes of Legality of Post-Game Prayer Sports Lawyer Bryan Thompson Joins Barnes & Thornburg in Los Angeles Jeff Moorad Joins Morgan Lewis to Lead Firm’s Global Sports Industry Initiative Auburn Tries to Move on With Hire of New Coach, But Controversy Simmers Over Title IX Lawsuit Olympic Anti-Doping Investigator McLaren to Give Keynote at Upcoming National Sports Law Institute Conference Part 4 – Review of Key Golf Cart Cases 1980-1999 Can NFL Players be Fired, Disciplined for Protesting During National Anthem? The Historical Basketball League: Creating a Viable Alternative to the NCAA Former University of Delaware Head Volleyball Coach Claims Discrimination in Unlawful Termination Suit Breaking News: Analyzing the NFL and NFLPA’s Arguments to Fifth Circuit in Elliott Case Court Denies 49ers Motion to Dismiss ADA Claim Russell Beckman v. Chicago Bears & the NFL Fifth Circuit Sides With SCA Promotions in Contract Dispute With Yahoo over Basketball Bracket Contest Court Examines Whether School District Assumed Duty of Care by Allowing Student Athlete to Drive to Event Court Filing Urges Helmet Requirements to Protect Women Lacrosse Players Jurisdiction, Procedure, and Bylaw Interpretation Take Center Stage as UNC Appears Before the NCAA Committee on Infractions — an Analysis Sports Lawyer Joins Jenner & Block’s Chicago Office Part 3 – Review of Key Golf Cart Cases 1960-1979 Midland College Softball Team Pushes Forward in Title IX Case College Athletes Seeking Relief From NCAA’s Cap on Athlete Compensation File For Summary Judgement Second Impact Syndrome: Diagnosis versus Myth California Workers Compensation Lawyer Specializing In Pro-Athletes Claims Sued Jury Awards Concussed Softball Player $1.1 Million Charges Reinstated Against School Board Member Who Encouraged Taping of Coach’s Communications With Team Federal Judge Upholds State Athletic Association’s Decision Not to Allow Disabled Athlete to Compete Court Finds University Articulated Non-Discriminatory Reasons for Firing Coach Court Finds for School District in Title IX Case Doping in Sports: Official Tests Fail to Pick Up Majority of Cases NLRB Finds Sports Team’s Electronic-Content Workers Are Employees Eligible to Unionize Attorney ‘Mistake’ Leads to Mistrial in Lawsuit Against Kansas City Chiefs Could ‘Brexit’ Help England Win the FIFA World Cup? Professor: A Better Way to Investigate Title IX Complaints Q&A with Bob Latham, Sports Lawyer and Chairman of USA Rugby Bertin v. Mann — No. 328885, Court of Appeals of Michigan (December 27, 2016) — Suggests Driving a Golf Cart Is Not an Inherent Risk of the Game The Golden State’s Golden Payouts No Longer Available to All Retired Athletes Seventh Circuit Relies on 116-Year-Old Case in Siding with Colts in Ticket Dispute Appeals Court Grants Relief to Riddell in Coverage Action Court Sides with NCAA in Discrimination Case in Coaching Approval Federal Court Sides with FHSAA in Case Involving Prayer and Football Games Judge Grants Summary Judgment on the Few Remaining Claims in NFL ‘Painkiller’ Case New Sexual Violence Prevention Education Policy Adopted by NCAA This Year’s ABA Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries Boasts Stellar Panels UNLV Taps Daniel Etna of Herrick Feinstein LLP for Raiders Negotiations Sports Fisherman, Who Won White Marlin Open, Appeals Finding that He Cheated Former High School Football Player Sues School Board over Injury Former Baseball Coach Sues College of Charleston University of Tennessee Releases Report of Title IX Practices and Policies After Lawsuit Is Golf Cart Liability a Ticking Time Bomb? Part One Washington State Supreme Court Points to Lystedt Law in Swank Ruling Tenth Circuit Sides with University on Title IX Case Involving Athlete New York Appeals Court Affirms Assumption of Risk Case, Involving Playing Surface Workers’ Comp Case Puts Spotlight on Whether Player Is Team, or League Employee Iowa Supreme Court Weighs the Role of ‘Custom’ in Premises Liability Case Involving Foul Ball Q&A with the Expert — Barbara Osborne Nationally Recognized Collegiate Sports Law Attorney Janet Judge Joins Holland & Knight Foley Expands Sports Law Practice with New Hire Attorneys for Former AD Move to Dismiss Harassment Lawsuit Penn State Gets Proactive, Hiring Boland as Athletics Integrity Officer, Sports Ethics Experts Weigh In Carfagna: Spielman Lawsuit Against Ohio State Has Major Potential Kent State Football Player Dies During Preseason Conditioning Session; Is a Lawsuit Coming? South Carolina High School Football Coach Jeffrey Cruce Was Allegedly Terminated for Seeking to Protect Players from Head Trauma New York Appeals Court Reverses, Finds High School Baseball Player Assumed the Risk of Getting Hit During Drill Fourth Circuit Affirms Lower Court Ruling, Finding NFL’s Post-Retirement Disability Apparatus Failed Ex-Player Assumption of Risk Bars Claims Based on Alleged Crowd Crush Court Dismisses Concussion Lawsuit Against Coach as Her Inexperience Works in Her Favor The Growing Controversy over Rugby’s Head Injury Assessment Loeb & Loeb’s Masters Assesses the Impact of Virtual Reality on Sports Sports Law Attorney Talks about His Unique Vantage Point as lawyer and Professor An Analysis of the Public Report into the Investigation of the University of Colorado’s Response to Dating/Domestic Violence Female Athletes Allege 45 Year History of Title IX Non-Compliance at Lock Haven University MLB Umpire Sues the League, Commissioner for Racial Discrimination The Curious Insurance Case of Nyeem Wartman-White Texas Supreme Court Rebuffs University of Texas in Bev Kearney Case Court Leaves Claim Related to Tulane Football Player Hanging by a Thread Appeals Court Affirms that School Board Was Entitled to Immunity in Spite of Defective Playing Surface Judge Dismisses Claim of Employee Who Repeatedly Failed to Land Athletic Department Job Colorado Supreme Court Determines that a Piece of Playground Equipment on School Property Is Not Protected by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act Ninth Circuit Determines That Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Requires the Dismissal of a Suit by Minor League Baseball Players Q&A with a Sports Law Professor — Caleb Jay Concussion Defense Lawyer David White Sounds Off on the Rising Tide of Concussions and Mounting Litigation Oklahoma “Bad Booster” Law Seeks to Rein In Rogue Boosters Edelman: FTCs Challenge Makes DFS Merger a Longshot A Boxing Tragedy: The Prichard Colon Case Overzealous Boosters and Infighting at Louisville Point to Larger Governance Problems in College Sports and Higher Education eSports Investments: Virtual Games Require Real Due Diligence Human Rights Complaint Against Chief Wahoo Upheld Boogaard Ruling Blurs NHL Liability in Head-Injury Suits District Judge Affirms Ruling That School District Did Not Violate Athlete’s Constitutional Rights It’s a Wrap! New York Case Addresses ‘Clickwrap’ Agreements as Waivers of Liability Magistrate Recommends That Some of Omnibus Claim From Mother and Her Concussed Daughter Can Continue Lewis Brisbois Welcomes Sports Lawyer Brian Cooper in Denver Thomas Jefferson School of Law Board of Trustees Elects Sports Lawyer as New Chair Jackson Lewis’ Gregg E. Clifton Named MAAC Legal Counsel WIAA to Provide Concussion Insurance for Member School Student-Athletes As Baseball Fans Fall to Their Death, Concerns Mount Former Independent Sports & Entertainment Executive Sues for Gender and Racial Discrimination North Carolina Return to Play Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Such Protocols Springfield College Football Player Challenged Suspension for Illegal Drug Possession Fair Use Blocks Out Copyright Claim over LeBron’s Tattoo Federal Judge Sends Former NFL Player’s Premises Liability Claim Back to State Court North Carolina State Appeals Court Affirms Ruling for Facility Owner, Citing Baseball Rule Judge Grants Summary Judgment to Arena Football League Female High School Student Sues After Being Denied Tryout for Boys’ Tennis Team Integrity of Copyright Management Information: Bynum v. Texas A&M University Athletic Department and Confusion over the ‘Twelfth Man’ Hackney Publications Introduces Sports Facilities and the Law and Editor in Chief Gil Fried Campus Sexual Assault Investigations Need Greater Fairness for All Parties, Trial Lawyers Group Says Mintz Levin Adds Sports Lawyer to Litigation Practice Carter v. FAU and Kiffin: What Can We Learn about the College Coaching Hiring Process? Magnificent Flying Machines? The Growing Role of Drones in Sport Cleveland Jury Sides with Indians in Lawsuit Over Foul Ball Injury Appeals Court Frees School District of Hospital Company’s Indemnity Claim in Concussion Case Appeals Court: Student-Athletes Lack Standing to Pursue Academic Malpractice Claim against UNC Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court in Ruling for Former Player in Claim against Browns Judge Rules That Title IX and Negligence Claims Can Continue Against Baylor Athletic Trainer’s Retaliation Lawsuit Can Continue Against School Board and Superintendent Entrepreneur Builds Out a Niche Representing High School Coaches and Serving as an Expert Witness Foley Names New Leaders of Sports Industry Team O’Melveny Hires Away Raij, Names Him Sports Industry Group Co-Chair Mother Sues After High School Coach Intentionally Threw Baseball at Her Son In Historic Hire, Sports Lawyer Desiree Reed-Francois Named AD at UNLV Texas Lawmakers Debate Luck and the Legality of Fantasy Sports SFIA Litigation, Regulatory & Risk Management Summit Highlights Potential Risks in a Market Impacted by Emerging Technologies Concealed and Open Carry Laws on College and University Campuses Indiana University’s Athletics Policy Disqualifying Athletes with Records of Sexual Violence Federal Judge Declares Golf.Com Victorious Over Vlad The Impaler Court Cuts NCAA, Patriot League Loose from Concussion Case, Leaves University, Government on the Hook Lamar Dawson Class-Action Lawsuit Against the NCAA and Pacific 12 Conference Fails to Survive the Initial Motion to Dismiss Idaho Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Personal Injury Action Against Indoor Trampoline Center FloSports Hires Former DLA Piper Attorney as General Counsel Senate Bill 12 — Analysis of Illinois’ Workers Comp Proposal Mariners Name Fred Rivera Executive VP & General Counsel Aaron Hernandez’s Death Makes Him (Legally) an Innocent Man Law Professor in Texas Proposes College Athlete Pay Model Concussion in Sport: Liability of Governing Bodies Texas A&M Hosts Sports Law Discussion on the Role of Team General Counsel and Athlete Representation University of Richmond Baseball Players’ Gambling Suspensions and the Potential Compliance Issues for Legal and Illegal Gambling by Student-Athletes Fifth Circuit Affirms School District Decision Not to Hire Football Coach Federal Circuit Affirms That Pitching Machine Maker Infringed on Patent Maloney v. T3Media, Inc.: Student-Athlete Right of Publicity Claims Preempted by the Copyright Act Pennsylvania Court rules, ‘The NCAA is the Supreme Regulatory Body in College Athletics’ and that It Must Face a Trial Federal Judge Deals Severe Blow to Coach in His Wrongful Termination Suit Against Auburn Sports Lawyers Association 43rd Annual Conference Program Announced SRLA Announces Award Winners at Sports Law Conference Pepperdine School of Law Launches LLM in Entertainment, Media and Sports New Study Strengthens Calls for Further Investigation into CTE Links with Soccer Professional Athletes Should Not Borrow Money from their Agents Soccer Goalie Alleges Team Failed to Hold Him out of Practice After Suffering Concussion, Exacerbating Symptoms As the Sport of Lacrosse Continues to Grow, have some of the Sports’ Leading Equipment Manufacturers Misrepresented the Safety of their Equipment? USA Hockey Blinks in Row with Female Players California Supreme Court Declines to Make Exception for ‘Double Concussion’ Case Judge Recertifies MLB Minor League Collective and Class Action Alabama’s High Court Preserves AHSAA’s Autonomy Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Youth Soccer Clubs Seeking Training Fees from MLS Players Union and Star Players Court Deals Blow to NHLPA and NHL in Wideman Case Teams Look to Increased Netting at Ballparks to Mitigate Risk Agency Sues College Coach, Shedding Light on Messy Disputes That Can Occur Between Coach-Agent Legal Expert Believes the Rich Will Get Richer in DFS Industry ABA Sports Division of the Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries Announces the Appointment of New Officers Discussion on NCAA and Concussions Steals the Show at Harvard Law School Symposium Oregon Doubles Down on Sports Agent Responsibilities Wrongful Termination Alleged in Former Women’s Water Polo Coach’s Lawsuit Against Cal The Supreme Court Tackles Disparaging Trademarks — Will the Washington Redskins Win on First Amendment Grounds? Appeals Court: Use of Oklahoma Drill May Have Been Gross Negligence Supreme Court Finds Cheerleading Uniform Designs Copyrightable Court Grants Administrator Leave to Amend Title IX Complaint Involving Wichita State Athletic Department Appeals Court: What Coaches Don’t Know About a History of Concussion Cannot Hurt Them In Siding with Coach, Federal Judge Notes That National Governing Bodies Must Follow Own Rules What Fighting in the NHL Says About Illicit Roles in Organizations Former NBA Vice President of Legal & Business Affairs Joins Bass, Berry & Sims U.S. Women’s National Hockey Players Make a Statement, Will Sit Out World Championships New York State Attorney General Goes After Company that Allegedly Scammed Concussion Victims Sports Lawyer David W. Sussman Joins Jenner & Block in its New York Office UFC, Brock Lesnar, and Dana White Grapple with Doping Allegations in Court Former High School Football Player Sues School District, Others Over Alleged Failure to Follow Concussion Protocol Tennis Broadcaster Fired by Sports Media Juggernaut, ESPN Concussion Lawsuit Puts Focus on Tracking Concussed Athletes After They Leave the Playing Field and Engage in Other School Activities; Experts Weigh In Shawne Alston et al v. NCAA – Let the Games Begin Big Ten Conference Finds Its Own Cupcake, in the Courtroom Wilson Sporting Goods Overpowers Smaller Company in Patent Infringement Case Bid to Overturn Settlement Between Oakland Raiders and Cheerleaders Falls Short Court Dismisses Claims Brought by Ex-NFL Players in Pain Medication Litigation NCAA Wins Again as Court Finds Transfer Rule Is ‘Presumptively Procompetitive’ Judicial Ruling Creates Chaos in Oregon Where Volunteer Activities on Recreational Lands Have Come to a Halt The Foundation for Global Sports Development to Host Doping in Sport Symposium on April 13 NFL Owners, Commissioner Consider Question of NFL Conduct Policies Regulating Non-Football Offenses Once Again Buckley King Launches Sports Law Practice Law Firm Brings Claim Against Former Team Physician for U.S.A. Gymnastics Big Data in Sports: Changing the Game ‘Show ’em a Good Time’ as the Crux of Baylor Sexual Assault Scandal, Complaint Alleges Is it Time for Athletes to Demand Reciprocal Morals Clauses in Their Endorsement Deals? Turf Wars: New Jersey v. FieldTurf in the Case of the Defective Fields Mascots and Fans — When Liability Gets in the Way of Fun Former Coach Challenges the Board’s Decision to Terminate Based on Parent Complaints Judge Allows False Claim Act Lawsuit Against Armstrong to Continue Court Denies NFL’s Statute of Limitations Argument in Concussion Case Involving Player from the 1950s Court Affirms Earlier Ruling That Municipality Is Shielded From the Impact of Errant Baseballs Student-Athlete Who Was Sexual Harassment Victim Fails to Show College Was Responsible for Battery Professional Soccer Player’s Amended Concussion Lawsuit Omits Team O’Melveny Enhances Sports Law Practice with High-Profile Additions to Its Team NCAA Panel Discussion Focuses on Temple’s Study of Infractions Process Riddell Lashes Out at Plaintiffs’ Firm Over Latest Concussion Lawsuit NLRB General Counsel Calls an Audible on Classifying Student-Athletes as Employees San Francisco 49ers Sue Aldon Smith Florida Court Turns Away, for Now, Claim that School Board Was Liable for Treatment of Coach The Vegas Golden Knights Suffer Their First Defeat Pennsylvania’s Highest Court Declines to Consider NCAA Appeal Al Haymon Beats Golden Boy Promotion’s Antitrust Suit by TKO Appeals Court Wades in on the Issue of Golf Cart Accidents and the Applicable Standard of Care Conferences Addressing Sports Concussion Coming Up this Spring Music Producer Sues Los Angeles Dodgers over Commission for Concerts Student Athlete Sues UCONN After Scholarship Was Revoked Because of Hand Gesture NFL Player’s Lawsuit Puts Focus on Quality of Old Playing Surface at NRG Stadium NCAA Enforcement: Fundamentals and Hot Topics from the Convention Former Head Men’s Basketball Coach Claims Unlawful Termination Over Race-based Recruiting Michigan State Facing Accusations of Covering Up & Failing to Protect Female Athletes from Alleged Sexual Predator Judge to Reconsider Disability Claim Based on Past Concussions, Which Were Previously Not Considered Judge Blocks Concussed Arena Football Player from Recovery Under Insurance Policy Ohio Appeals Court Overturns Ruling in Schmitz Concussion Case, Citing ‘Discovery Rule’ Fourth Circuit Affirms that Behavior of Sports Agent Did Not Cross the Line Michael Peluso v. Calgary Flames et al: Violating Discovery Obligations Has Consequences in Workers Comp Case EPA Status Report Fuels Frustration of Synthetic Turf Makers New California Law Seeks to Protect Student-Athletes from Sudden Cardiac Arrest Diamondbacks Sue, Claiming County Has Failed to Maintain Chase Field My Memories of Arnie, the King! Analyzing SCOTUS’ Decision to Pass on Reviewing Challenges to the NFL Concussion Settlement Drake Responds to Athletic Trainer’s Lawsuit that School Failed to Accommodate Medical Condition Determining Institutional Integrity: Should there be NCAA Sanctions for Sexual Assault? Fight On? Student-Athletes Press for Employee Status Despite Seventh Circuit Rejection State Court Judge Holds Discovery Can Proceed in Litigation Involving NFL and Its Insurers Todd McNair v. NCAA: The NCAA’s Judge-Shopping Attempt Fails Court Deals Blow to Riddell, Which Sought to Shield Documents in Concussion Case Collecting on Tattoos — Time is Not Your Friend Court Restricts Ability of Sports Agency to Recoup Fees from Former Agents
