Nike and Sneaker Customizer Lace Up a Settlement -
On June 18, 2025, Nike, Inc. (“Nike”) and Dominic Ciambrone (“Ciambrone”), founder of the shoe customization outfit, The Shoe Surgeon, entered into a confidential...more
8/12/2025
/ Counterfeiting ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fashion Industry ,
First Amendment ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Liability ,
Nike ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
For the third time in eight years, both the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) prosecutorial and adjudicative arms face a pending partisan overhaul after President-elect Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025....more
12/3/2024
/ Compensation ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Injunctive Relief ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Protected Activity ,
Severance Agreements ,
Surveillance ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unilateral Modification ,
Unions
Ninth Circuit Does Flip Turn, Reversing Antitrust Case Against World Aquatics -
In a decision that is making waves through the world of competitive swimming, the Ninth Circuit reversed a California district court’s grant...more
11/27/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Appellate Courts ,
Bodily Injury ,
California ,
Casinos ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Digital Currency ,
Dismissals ,
Enforcement ,
Fraud ,
Illegal Gambling ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Liability ,
Minor Children ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Olympics ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reversal ,
Sherman Act ,
Sports ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unjust Enrichment
12th Man Up in the First Half: Texas Court Rules that Aggies Athletic Foundation Owes No Fiduciary Duty to Football Boosters, Second Half to Reveal Winner on Contract Claims -
There is perhaps no relationship stronger and...more
8/1/2024
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Contract Claims ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Football ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Lanham Act ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NV Supreme Court ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
800-Meter Champion Berian Eventually Outpaces Nike Endorsement Suit... Or Did He?
World 800-meter champion Boris Berian is seemingly capable of out-running just about anything these days. Berian is just a year removed...more
8/1/2016
/ Applications ,
Athletes ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cease and Desist ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Coaches ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Cybersquatting ,
Dilution ,
Improper Venue ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Nike ,
Olympics ,
Public Schools ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Sponsors ,
Sports ,
Sports Apparel ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Underwriting ,
Willful Infringement ,
Wiretapping
Showtime and Top Rank Slug It out over "Fight of the Century" -
Who said boxing was dead?
Fight fans still bitter over the May 2015 Floyd Mayweather–Manny Pacquiao bout that was far more mega-bore than mega-brawl...more
6/23/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Boxing ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Chapter 11 ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Damages ,
Dismissals ,
False Endorsements ,
FRCP 9(b) ,
Indemnification ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Lanham Act ,
License Agreements ,
Manny Pacquiao ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Right of Publicity ,
Samsung ,
Showtime ,
Sports ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
World Cup