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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Cost of An Early Payday: Lessons from Tatis Jr.'s Advance Financing Agreement

In professional sports, financial windfalls often come after years of uncertainty and risk. Fernando Tatis Jr., the San Diego Padres right fielder, provides a striking example. Early in his minor league career, he accepted a...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Key Takeaways from the NASCAR Antitrust Lawsuit and Today’s Ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals

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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...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Unique Game of Baseball Arbitration

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Here’s one venue where it plays out differently—win or lose: Every February, the salaries of certain Major League Baseball (MLB) players are decided by three-member arbitration panels. The defining characteristic is that the...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Content Developer Attempts to Tag MLB with Conversion: “Safe,” Rules Justice Kornreich

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Have you ever had a brilliant business idea, only to discover years later that someone else has beaten you to market? If you are a professional athlete, you might break your hand punching a fire extinguisher or picture frame...more

Stinson LLP

Insight: Patchwork of Daily Fantasy Sports Regulations Will Increase Costs and Frustrations for Emerging Industry

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Arkansas has become the most recent state to enact legislation aimed at regulating the Daily Fantasy Sports marketplace. Daily Fantasy Sports, or more commonly known as DFS, is a form of online entertainment where users play...more

Butler Snow LLP

A Rory for the Rest of Us (Litigants): Golf’s World No. 1 sees the hazard of high-dollar commercial litigation

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Rory McIlroy is the number one ranked golfer in the world. He won back-to-back major tournaments last year and is looking for the “career grand slam” with a win this April at the Masters Tournament, the only major win he...more

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