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Judge Says NFL Teams' Effort to Avoid Court 'Has Run Its Course"
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (299+ words) A Manhattan federal judge rejected the Tennessee Titans’, Arizona Cardinals’ and Miami Dolphins’ latest effort to send race discrimination claims brought by former NFL coaches Brian Flores, Steve Wilks and Ray Horton to arbitration, as a same-day filing revealed mounting…...
Patriots Player's Digital Marketing Suit Cannot Be Punted to Florida Court, Fed. Judge Rules
2+ week, 6+ day ago (21+ words) The former New England Patriots receiver claims he helped build a digital marketing company that sold for $50 million last year....
Decision Day: How the Nebraska Arbitration Validated NIL Enforcement—and Set the Stage for a Broader Legal Battle
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) While this ruling validates the CSC’s enforcement framework, it also exposes major unresolved legal questions still plaguing the college sports landscape. And the Nebraska arbitration is not the end—it is the latest in a continuing current of litigation over…...
Supreme Court Chooses Not to Weigh NFL's Demand for Arbitration in Coach's Bias Lawsuit
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (289+ words) The Am Law 100 Rankings The NFL and three pro football teams sought to overturn an appeals court ruling that they couldn't force arbitration of a racial discrimination suit brought by Brian Flores, a Black man. who had been fired as…...
In Miami Dolphins Coach's Bias Suit, Supreme Court Chooses Not to Weigh NFL's Demand for Arbitration
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (274+ words) The Am Law 100 Rankings The NFL and three pro football teams sought to overturn an appeals court ruling that they couldn't force arbitration of a racial discrimination suit brought by Brian Flores, a Black man. who had been fired as…...
Why the Chicago Bears CLO's Playbook Starts and Ends With Storytelling
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (157+ words) “I think you measure value by how much your colleagues are talking to you. Are they coming to you with more than just problems? Are they coming to you with questions?” Krista Whitaker told attendees at General Counsel Conference Midwest....
The New Eligibility Frontier: NIL, Revenue Sharing and the Strain on NCAA Waiver Rules
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (192+ words) Why are we suddenly seeing athletes compete in their seventh, eighth or even ninth seasons? Have NCAA waiver rules changed? Why are these cases appearing now, and why are some athletes being denied? In enacting this law, Pennsylvania follows the…...
The NFL’s Arbitration Playbook Appears to Be Dead as 'Flores v. NFL' Heads to Open Court
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (203+ words) The coaches wanted their cases litigated in a public forum where embarrassing facts could come to light. This time, the coaches got what they wanted. In Phath v. Central Transport, No. 25-1028, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was asked…...