Two NASCAR Cup Series race teams, 23XI Racing, an organization co-owned by basketball star Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, are engaged in litigation against NASCAR regarding claims of antitrust violations against the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts
A Native American advocacy group has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the New York Board of Regents to stop a rule that prohibits the use of indigenous mascots in public schools from taking effect, saying the ban is…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Rights, Indigenous Peoples
The former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has pushed back against efforts to force him to hand over documents relating to his alleged sexual misconduct and hush money payments in a class action over the company’s…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
French cinema icon Gérard Depardieu was convicted of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in Paris in 2021 and handed an 18-month suspended sentence…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property
Hours before the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, was unceremoniously fired, the U.S. Copyright Office published long-awaited guidance on the use of copyrighted content for training artificial intelligence (AI)…
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/ Intellectual Property
Considering your incapacity or death can feel overwhelming, but thoughtful estate planning can provide peace of mind and ensure your goals are carried out.
Thoughtful estate planning often involves more than simply a will…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The Fourth Circuit on Friday seemed poised to unravel a federal court’s injunction allowing two NASCAR teams, including one co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, to continue racing as chartered teams while they pursue antitrust…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law
FIFA is demanding attorney fees from plaintiffs for misusing artificial intelligence in an antitrust suit against the soccer federation in Puerto Rico, with a formatting error revealing that it is seeking more than $50,000 for…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property
Nike was hit with a proposed securities class action on Friday accusing the athletic apparel giant of touting its nonfungible tokens before abruptly abandoning that business, in a “brazen rug pull” that left purchasers of Nike’s…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Securities Law
Jack Nicklaus just scored a $1 million win in a New York court, striking back against his former company’s attempt to control his personal brand…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
Happy Spring from the Kaufman & Canoles ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team! We hope you’re shaking off the winter blues and ready for another round of benefits updates…
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/ Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Managing risk in the employment law circus isn’t always easy when the rules change like they are contortionists. The 41st Annual Employment Law Update will highlight recent changes to the law and how employers can most…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The settlement of a $2.8 billion federal class-action antitrust lawsuit filed by athletes against the NCAA and the largest conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) was approved by the defendants and plaintiffs in May…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury
UFC has urged a Nevada federal court not to certify a class of fighters in the second antitrust lawsuit it is facing over allegedly suppressed wages, saying the class is legally defective because the plaintiffs who filed the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property
On Monday, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a significant decision about private road easements often referred to as “Ryder” easements. In Becker Building Company, LLC, et al. v. Scott W. Keller, et al., the Court upheld…
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/ Civil Remedies, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
