The New ‘Moneyball’: Legal Considerations When Using Medical Information for Predictive Analytics in Professional Sports

By Aloke S. Chakravarty and Nikhil A. Mehta, of Saul Ewing The sports world is adapting to advancements in technology both on the field and off.  Data science is being deployed in professional and quasi-professional sports in ways that directly affect the bottom line such as marketing, ticketing, and in some cases, on the field performance. The use of an athlete's medical information for predictive analytics is a sensitive and complex issue governed by a combination of privacy laws, medi