October 10, 2019
The Minnesota federal judge who oversaw a $19 million settlement between the NHL and players who sued it for allegedly lying about concussions has tossed a pair of closely related suits, finding she does not have jurisdiction because neither player had enough of a connection to the North Star State.
December 13, 2018
With the U.S. Supreme Court opening the door to sports betting and criminal convictions stemming from a wide-ranging corruption probe into the dark underworld of college basketball, this year has seen some of the most significant sports law cases in years. Here, Law360 takes a look back at those cases and others that made 2018 such a big year for sports law.
November 13, 2018
The National Hockey League has agreed to pay nearly $19 million to end multidistrict litigation brought by more than 300 retired players alleging they endured long-term problems from head trauma suffered on the ice, a deal some experts said fell short of expectations after the league put up a stiff defense.
August 01, 2018
So far in 2018, attorneys have seen juries return staggering verdicts against Johnson & Johnson in cases alleging its talc products contained carcinogenic asbestos, a ruling that dealt a massive setback for former National Hockey League players bringing concussion claims and an embarrassing, but not devastating, ruling for plaintiffs in hip implant litigation. Here are the top product liability rulings and verdicts so far this year.
July 25, 2018
Retired National Hockey League players who say the league hid the dangers of repeated head trauma and ignored scientific evidence linking the sport with long-term brain diseases will not immediately seek to appeal the denial of their bid to bring their claims in a class action, one of the lead attorneys for the players confirmed to Law360 Wednesday.
July 16, 2018
A Minnesota federal judge on Friday blocked former National Hockey League players from bringing as a class action claims that the league ignored scientific evidence that head trauma in sports can cause long-term brain diseases, dealing a major blow to the players and potentially to other athletes bringing similar claims against their former leagues.
July 13, 2018
A Minnesota federal judge on Friday declined to certify a class of thousands of former and current NHL players who claim the league hid the harmful effects of head trauma, saying medical monitoring laws vary too widely by state and would be too hard to handle in one class.
July 11, 2018
From questions over athletes' publicity rights as legalized daily fantasy sports and sports betting spread in the U.S. to a long-running multidistrict case over head injuries in the National Hockey League, 2018 is shaping out to be another big year for sports litigation. Here, Law360 takes a look at six cases sports attorneys across the industry are going to want to keep an eye on heading into the second half of this year.
March 09, 2018
Hockey players accusing the National Hockey League in multidistrict litigation of hiding the effects of concussions on Thursday urged a Minnesota federal judge to strike 11 expert reports filed by the league Wednesday in a larger expert testimony dispute, calling the move an attempt to dodge word limitations.
February 09, 2018
National Hockey League players in multidistrict litigation over the league's alleged concealment of the dangerous effects of concussions urged a Minnesota federal judge Friday not to bar the testimony of four experts in the case, saying the NHL's argument that the opinions are unsupported or irrelevant misses the mark.