January 31, 2025
A Manhattan federal judge has denied former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley's request to sanction Madison Square Garden for allegedly losing emails relevant to his assault suit, saying Oakley's motion was "at best, premature."
January 10, 2025
Madison Square Garden told a federal judge Thursday that longtime New York Knick Charles Oakley deserves to have his long-running assault case thrown out and his lawyers sanctioned because he allegedly discarded text messages, a day after Oakley's own spoliation claim.
January 09, 2025
Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley informed a Manhattan federal judge he intends to seek sanctions over a set of lost emails involving a group of Madison Square Garden employees that he alleges assaulted him when he was ejected as a spectator from a 2017 game.
January 07, 2025
Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley and the former chief of security for Madison Square Garden have reached an "impasse" over a subpoena for the ex-chief's documents and deposition in a suit over Oakley's ejection from a February 2017 NBA game.
December 19, 2024
Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley testified to a federal judge Thursday that he never intentionally deleted text messages about his 2017 altercation with Madison Square Garden security, as the damages litigation in its eighth year meandered toward trial.
September 25, 2024
New York Knicks owner James Dolan has asked a New York federal court to reconsider an order allowing his deposition, arguing it's part of a "relentless campaign" by former player Charles Oakley to broaden the scope of the lawsuit he filed after being ejected from a game in 2017.
September 13, 2024
In this week’s Off The Bench, NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson is once again accused of sexual assault, and a group of former University of Michigan football players sue the NCAA for more than $50 million in NIL-related damages. In case you were sidelined this week, Law360 is here to catch you up on the sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.
September 10, 2024
New York Knicks owner James Dolan may be deposed in a suit by former player Charles Oakley over his ejection from the stands during a 2017 game, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
June 27, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge said New York Knicks legend Charles Oakley can't pause his suit against team owner James Dolan and Madison Square Garden over his ejection from a 2017 game while he asks the Second Circuit for a new judge.
June 20, 2023
Counsel for former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley said they plan to appeal a New York federal court's denial of their bid to change judges in his suit against Madison Square Garden and team owner James Dolan.