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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2025

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A Raleigh basketball scout and life coach was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a COVID-19 fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said Monday....more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - May 2025 #4

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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...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2024 #4

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Under Armour on Friday said it has agreed to pay $434 million to settle a 2017 class action lawsuit accusing the sports apparel maker of defrauding shareholders about its revenue growth in order to meet Wall Street forecasts....more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2024 #3

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The U.S. Twirling Association and a coach must pay nearly $4.2 million to a baton twirler who was sexually assaulted as a minor during a sponsored international trip, a New York federal jury has found, saying the organization...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2024 #4

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The first person charged for violating a 2020 law that forbids conspiracies to taint international sports events through performance-enhancing drugs received a three-month prison sentence. Federal prosecutors used the...more

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