Is NWSL merger ahead?
Last week, a reported 97 percent of players in the United Soccer League Super League voted to unionize and be represented by the USL Players Association. The unionization comes in the middle of the...more
Parents of ball player will get their day in court.
Ryan Costello was a promising young baseball player. After being drafted in the 31st round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners, and later...more
The CBA controls.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this post was previously published as an article in Hackney Publications’ Sports Litigation Alert.
A federal court in California has granted a motion by the National...more
Can you grieve a tort claim?
Briefing was recently completed in a case between a pro football player and the National Football League that could have ramifications for the resolution of future player-league...more
The court punted.
On November 21, a federal judge in New Jersey dismissed a lawsuit by former New York Jet Rontez Miles against the National Football League. Mr. Miles had asserted claims for negligence, and violations of...more
The precedents conflict.
On November 15, Denver Broncos linebacker Aaron Patrick sued the National Football League, ESPN, the Los Angeles Chargers, the entities that own and operate SoFi Stadium, and others, in California...more
The game has changed.
On August 29, the Major League Baseball Players Association, the union representing players in Major League Baseball, announced that it was assisting players in Minor League Baseball in seeking to...more
The leagues are not necessarily of one mind.
The participation of transgender and non-binary individuals in competitive sports is a controversial topic. Sports organizations at various levels have struggled to balance...more
The players drive the League.
In January, the nine-year-old National Women’s Soccer League announced it had agreed to its first-ever collective bargaining agreement with the union representing its players, the National...more