Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Michael Beasley of the Minnesota Timberwolves is certainly thankful that the NBA season will soon commence. He also has to be happy that he was granted summary judgment in the lawsuit filed against him by his former agent Joel Bell of Bell Sports, Inc. As reported by the Washington Post, the judge granted Beasley summary judgment after finding that Beasley’s…
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The State of North Carolina and the NCAA have been busy fighting over access to documents regarding findings from the NCAA’s investigation of past NFLPA agent activity on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s campus. On July 29, 2011, North Carolina’s Secretary of State Elaine Marshall issued a subpoena asking for said documents, which are apparently under the…
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Last week, Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Anthony Tolliver, and Derrick Williams filed a Class Action Complaint against the NBA and its member teams in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. At roughly the same time, another class of NBA players filed a similar lawsuit in the Northern District of California. The California lawsuit has since been dismissed…
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The state of Arkansas went into 2011 with a goal of passing legislation that would implement stricter punishments for those who violate the state’s athlete agent law, including sports agents, athletes’ relatives, and third parties who negotiate benefits in exchange for an athlete attending a university. The legislation, heralded by Representative David J. Sanders and…
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The first lawsuit by NBA players against the NBA and its member teams was filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. It includes Counts for Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, Breach of Contract, Tortious Interference with Contract, and Tortious Interference with Prospective Contractual Relations. The Class Action…
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As I have mentioned a few times already, last week a group of individuals who are tied to college sports in a variety of ways converged in Washington D.C. to participate in a roundtable discussion titled, Hypocrisy or Hype? The Impacts of Back-Room Deals, Payoffs, and Scandals in American Collegiate Student Athletics. The list of participants…
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What: Panel - A Professional Look at Collegiate Sports Where: New York University (NYU) School of Law (Room 214, Vanderbilt Hall) – map When: November 14, 2011 (4:00 – 6:00 pm) Hear from a panel of professionals with varied backgrounds and experiences discuss and debate the most pressing topics in collegiate sports, including compensation for student athletes, the rise…
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Yesterday, a group of individuals who are tied to college sports in a variety of ways converged in Washington D.C. to participate in a roundtable discussion titled, Hypocrisy or Hype? The Impacts of Back-Room Deals, Payoffs, and Scandals in American Collegiate Student Athletics. The list of participants may be found here. U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill) put together…
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What: Sports Law Conference on the BCS and Big-Time College Football When: November 17-18, 2011 Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California Panels: Opening Session – Antitrust (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Thursday November 17) Mark Shurtleff, Attorney General of Utah, has initiated the antitrust litigation against the BCS Gordon Schnell, Attorney with Constantine Cannon…
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What: Mississippi School of Law Bi-Annual Symposia: “Social Media and Intercollegiate Athletics” When: November 11, 2011 Where: Robert C. Khayat Law Center (map) The University of Mississippi School of Law will officially announce its newest law journal on November 11, 2011. The new journal will be titled, The Mississippi Sports Law Review (MSLR). Lunch will be served at noon and…
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