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August 23, 2024
Northwestern Wants Baseball Retaliation Suit Axed For Good
Former Northwestern University baseball employees alleging they were fired in retaliation for outing now-fired coach Jim Foster's abusive behavior should be permanently blocked from pursuing those allegations because they have failed to outline sufficient claims despite receiving a second chance to do so, the university has argued.
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August 23, 2024
Ark. County Wants Out Of Cherokee Casino Licensing Dispute
An Arkansas county quorum court and its presiding judicial officer are asking a federal district court to be dismissed from a challenge by a Mississippi casino that looks to void a gaming license issued to two Cherokee Nation entities, arguing that the gaming operator has failed to state a claim.
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August 23, 2024
Slot Machine Apps Violate Kentucky Betting Laws, Suit Says
A Kentucky man is taking aim at producers of online game apps, arguing in his federal lawsuit that these "social casinos" are causing the same problems as real-life gambling and constitute illegal wagering.
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August 23, 2024
Ill. Cheer Parents Can Join $82.5M Antitrust Varsity Brand Deal
A Tennessee federal judge on Friday allowed cheer parents from Illinois to participate in an $82.5 million antitrust class action settlement reached with academic apparel giant Varsity Brands, finding they could receive settlement benefits without delaying the process or increasing administrative costs.
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August 23, 2024
NC Not Shielded From Racetrack's COVID Shutdown Suit
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday ruled a racetrack owner's lawsuit accusing state officials of violating his constitutional rights with a COVID shutdown order can survive dismissal, reasoning the claims were sufficient to overcome the government's protections from being sued.
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August 23, 2024
LeBron's Tattoo Artist Can't Get New Trial In NBA 2K Case
An Ohio federal judge declined to order a new trial after a jury rejected claims that 2K Games Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s rendering of LeBron James in their NBA 2K video game series infringed a tattoo artist's copyrights.
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August 23, 2024
MLB Says Exec's Retirement Benefit Beef 2 Decades Too Late
Major League Baseball has struck back at one of its former executives who alleges he is owed $5.9 million, saying his suit makes no argument that would support his claim the league erroneously calculated his retirement benefits.
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August 23, 2024
Chicago White Sox Sued Over Ballpark Shooting
The Chicago White Sox and the owners of Guaranteed Rate Field have been sued in Illinois state court by an unnamed woman who was shot during a baseball game a year ago and claims they acted with "an utter indifference" for her safety and welfare.
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August 23, 2024
Off The Bench: Sunday Ticket Twist, Dartmouth-NLRB Clash
The NFL comes out of the Sunday Ticket trial with a clean slate, Dartmouth is hit with an unfair labor practice charge by its basketball players, and U.S. Tennis doesn't get a do-over on its handling of a sexual assault case. Law360 is here to catch you up on the sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.
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August 23, 2024
Wachtell Reps As MLB's Braves Announce Executive Shakeup
The parent company of the Atlanta Braves on Friday announced that Chairman and CEO Terry McGuirk will have increased voting power, representing a major shift in control after Liberty Media Corp. split off from the MLB team and its associated real estate development company in November 2022 to become a separate publicly traded entity.
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August 22, 2024
Tatum Avoids Default Loss In Sexual Assault Suit Vs. Celtics
A woman suing three NBA players and the Boston Celtics over claims the athletes sexually assaulted her won't get a default win against one of the players, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled on Thursday.
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August 22, 2024
Kirkland, Paul Weiss Guide $250M Investment In TickPick
Investment firm Brighton Park Capital, steered by Paul Weiss, will invest $250 million into Kirkland-led TickPick so the ticket marketplace business can accelerate its growth and scale operations, in what the companies called the largest fundraise in the industry to date, according to a Thursday announcement.
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August 22, 2024
Prince Lobel Adds Boston IP Partner From Mintz
The newest member of Prince Lobel Tye LLP's intellectual property team is a former professional soccer player who now channels his competitive energy into patent and trade secrets litigation, joining the firm after 11 years at Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC with a mandate to build up Prince Lobel's trade secrets practice.
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August 22, 2024
Memorabilia Biz Sues Atlanta Braves For Maligning Reputation
Auctioneer Heritage Vintage Sports has accused the Atlanta Braves in a defamation lawsuit of purposely maligning its image by leaking to the press that it did not have the right to sell certain items, including memorabilia connected to Hank Aaron.
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August 22, 2024
Assault Suit Dropped Against Ex-NBA Star Dwight Howard
A man who accused former NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault has decided to drop his lawsuit against the player, according to a filing he submitted to Georgia state court on Wednesday.
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August 22, 2024
Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Fund, Disney-Reliance, Repligen
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund wants to launch a new cargo airline, India’s antitrust regulators worry about power over cricket rights if the $8.5 billion merger of Walt Disney’s Indian business with Reliance Entertainment is allowed, and drug manufacturing provider Repligen is eyeing Maravai LifeSciences. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors from the past week.
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August 22, 2024
Sports Hospitality Biz Shuttered Over Fake Tickets Scam
A company that scammed customers out of more than £600,000 ($787,000) by offering half-price hospitality at sold-out sporting events including Formula 1 races has been shut down, the U.K.'s Insolvency Service said Thursday.
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August 21, 2024
Ex-Patriots Football Player Can't Sue Over Alumni Group Boot
A Massachusetts appellate court panel declined on Wednesday to undo a lower court's decision to toss a lawsuit from an elderly former New England Patriots player who claims he was wrongly ejected from the alumni club.
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August 21, 2024
Binance Users Settle With Miami Heat Star, Crypto Influencer
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and crypto influencer Ben Armstrong have agreed to pay a combined $340,000 to settle proposed class claims from Binance investors that their promotion of the crypto exchange aided and abetted unregistered securities sales.
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August 21, 2024
DraftKings Can't Dodge Bettors' Claims Over $1K Bonus Offer
DraftKings cannot walk away from a proposed class action accusing the online sports betting platform of luring new customers with a deceptive offer to pay them $1,000 for signing up, a Massachusetts state court judge ruled in a decision made public Wednesday.
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August 21, 2024
Dartmouth's Refusal To Bargain Is Illegal, Hoops Union Says
The union representing men's basketball players at Dartmouth College accused the university of illegally refusing to negotiate, according to an unfair labor practice charge obtained by Law360 on Wednesday, as the school aims to challenge in federal court whether collegiate athletes are employees under federal labor law.
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August 21, 2024
Hunters, Breeder Want Puppy Import Ban Paused During Suit
Hunting groups and a breeder urged a Michigan federal court Wednesday to pause a health policy that bars them from bringing puppies younger than six months old into the U.S., arguing the ban will harm them if it remains active during their legal challenge.
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August 21, 2024
Tribe Backs $2.8M Casino Debt Suit Against Ex-Studio Mogul
A former Hollywood heavyweight who lost $5 million to a Connecticut casino and failed to make full payments to cover his losses misunderstood the relevant law when he asked a state court to strike a breach of contract claim against him, the tribal gambling authority said.
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August 21, 2024
Zomato Inks $244M Deal For Paytm Entertainment Tickets Biz
Indian food delivery giant Zomato on Wednesday announced it has bought the entertainment ticketing business of e-commerce payment company Paytm in a $244.1 million deal it hopes will grow its "going out" offerings.
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August 21, 2024
Photographer, De La Hoya Co. End Lennox Lewis Pic Bout
A photographer who sued a promotion business owned by boxer Oscar de la Hoya for using a picture of Lennox Lewis without his permission has reached a settlement, according to a letter sent to the New York federal judge overseeing the case.
Expert Analysis
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Dapper Settlement Offers Rules Of The Road For NFT Issuers
The terms of a $4 million settlement in a class action alleging that Dapper Labs sold its NBA Top Shot Moments as unregistered securities may be a model for third parties that wish to avoid securities liability in connection with offering digital asset non-fungible token collectibles, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice
The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.
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In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State
On June 28, the modern administrative state, where courts deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, died when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — but it is survived by many cases decided under the Chevron framework, say Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland.
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Series
After Chevron: Impact On Indian Law May Be Muted
Agency interpretations of Indian law statutes that previously stood the test of judicial review are likely to withstand new challenges even after the end of Chevron deference, but litigation in the area is all but certain, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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How To Clean Up Your Generative AI-Produced Legal Drafts
As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.
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Opinion
Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron
The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.
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3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron
The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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Roundup
After Chevron
In the month since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 26 different rulemaking and litigation areas.
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Opinion
FIFA Maternity Policy Shows Need For Federal Paid Leave
While FIFA and other employers taking steps to provide paid parental leave should be applauded, the U.S. deserves a red card for being the only rich nation in the world that offers no such leave, says Dacey Romberg at Sanford Heisler.
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Opinion
Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem
The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.
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Series
Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.
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Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule
Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.
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After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1
The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.
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Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers
BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.