June 28, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, a jury delivers the NFL a $4.7 billion punch to the gut, an NBA agent looks to get paid for work that was credited to Rich Paul, and the Arizona Cardinals try to get a former executive's defamation claims sent to arbitration.
June 24, 2024
The NHL is looking to squash a putative antitrust class action from players in its developmental leagues alleging exploitation and abuse, telling a New York federal court that such disputes over pay and work conditions fall under the league's collective bargaining agreement and are shielded from antitrust scrutiny.
February 14, 2024
The National Hockey League and three independent but affiliated junior leagues are accused of systematically exploiting teenage players and immersing them in a culture of "economic, physical, psychological, and sexual" abuse as part of their development, according to a putative federal antitrust class action filed in New York Wednesday.