Three Venues, Two Jurisdictions, and One Settlement: Updates from the Southern District of New York in FaZe Clan Inc. v. Tenney
By Quinn Cummings, Georgetown Law, 2L
This summer there has been no scarcity of headlines on player’s contracts in football, baseball, and the like. What’s more novel is a contract dispute between professional Fortnite player Turner “Tfue” Tenney and the esports team that represented him, FaZe Clan (“FaZe”). Following a public split, in which Tenney announced on social media his intention to start a rival team, Tenney sued FaZe in California state court, claiming the gamer con