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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2025 #3

Kaufman & Canoles on 3/18/2025

Former University of Michigan football players are fighting to keep a proposed class action seeking $50 million in compensation for their names, images and likenesses in Michigan federal court and fend off what they called...more

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

Kaufman & Canoles on 8/20/2024

The cofounders of FanDuel are stepping up their efforts to recoup lost equity from the company’s 2018 acquisition by European bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair, which later rebranded to Flutter Entertainment....more

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - August 2024 #2

Kaufman & Canoles on 8/14/2024

The Eleventh Circuit on Monday refused to reopen a former football coach’s lawsuit accusing a Georgia school district of unlawfully refusing to renew his contract because he’s white, backing a lower court’s determination that...more

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

Kaufman & Canoles on 1/30/2024

Vince McMahon, co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., has resigned, a WWE representative confirmed Friday, a day after a former employee claimed McMahon forced her to have sex, trafficked her to other executives...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver Antonio Brown’s Contract Is Terminated, and Fans...

Foster Garvey PC on 1/7/2022

Welcome back to the “Sports & Entertainment Spotlight,” where all are permitted entry – even Novak Djokovic. First and foremost, allow me to be among the last to wish you a Happy New Year 2022! Seriously folks, like...more

Thank You for Your Readership in 2021 and Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year

Foster Garvey PC on 12/31/2021

Welcome back to the final "Sports & Entertainment Spotlight" of 2021 (cue the fireworks, standing ovations, Champagne-popping, etc.)! If there’s one thing I have learned about New Year’s Eve in my 30-something trips around...more

Visa Strategies for Musicians, Artists, Others in Entertainment

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/20/2021

In the past, the O-1 visa was how many foreign musicians and other artists were able to tour and work in the United States. Now, for many reasons, they may have to consider other strategies. The O-1 visa category is for...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Can Celebrity Endorsements Influence Perceptions Around the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Foster Garvey PC on 8/13/2021

- As the pandemic continues, the question arises: Could celebrities be the key to getting the country vaccinated? - Seemingly everyone is coming up a winner in the music business with the top three major companies bringing...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: What the Supreme Court Ruling in Alston v. NCAA Means for the Future of College Sports

Foster Garvey PC on 6/24/2021

“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - June 2021

Foster Garvey PC on 6/4/2021

Athletes and entertainers are people, too. Albeit, incredibly talented people, but deserving of the same treatment with dignity and respect as how we would want ourselves to be treated. For better or worse, sometimes their...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - May 2021 #3

Foster Garvey PC on 5/21/2021

As readers from last week will recall, we spent some time examining the notion of credibility. One week later, we’re witnessing what credibility (or lack thereof) hath wrought on our subjects. Bob Baffert? Banned from New...more

What A Business Needs To Know About The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program

McCarter & English, LLP on 4/23/2021

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was created by Section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act (Economic Aid Act), which was enacted on December 27, 2020. The SVOG...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - April 2021 #2

Foster Garvey PC on 4/9/2021

Happy Thursday and a big congratulations to the Stanford Cardinal and the Baylor Bears on their respective NCAA Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournament wins (the latter of which helped yours truly place second in our Firm’s...more

The Show Must Go On: Shuttered Venues Operators Grant Provides Lifeline for Live Music and Theater Venues

Snell & Wilmer on 3/19/2021

Although it’s been a tough twelve months for many live music venues, movie theaters, and performing arts organizations, help may finally be around the corner. On December 27, 2020, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small...more

And, Action! New 2021 California Employment and COVID-19 Safety Laws Demand Entertainment Employers Take Immediate Steps

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/5/2021

The entertainment industry worked at a fast clip throughout 2020 to swiftly adapt production protocols to comply with federal, state, and local COVID-19 orders, and to keep cast and crew safe. While a widespread vaccine...more

COVID-19 Stimulus Package Relief for Venue Operators

Winstead PC on 1/6/2021

When Congress passed its second COVID-19 relief package on December 21, it was welcome news to countless individuals throughout the country who have struggled in the wake of the ongoing pandemic. Within the package was the...more

Saving Our Stages - With $15 Billion in Government Grants

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 1/5/2021

Many businesses in the live music and entertainment space have been uniquely affected by the pandemic and continue to face dire financial challenges as closure and social distancing mandates persist. Further, when the economy...more

Don’t Stop the Music: The Intersection Between Insurance and The Music Industry in the Era of COVID-19

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/1/2020

As More Live Performances Are Cancelled, Limited In Size Or Postponed, Venues, Festival Organizers, Artists And Others Are Looking For Relief From The Financial Impact Caused By The Coronavirus Crisis....more

COVID-19 and the Future of the Fan Experience

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/7/2020

How virtual engagement is reimagining the entertainment and live event experience. Social distancing and staying at home, the cornerstones of the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, will continue to have a profound impact...more

Event Safety Alliance Releases Reopening Guidelines for Live Events

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/26/2020

Even as restrictions on large gatherings are lifted on the local level, the experience of live entertainment will change drastically in a post-quarantine world. The collective live event industries adherence to safety...more

Hollywood Reopening Developments: LA Health Department and Industry Guilds Weigh In

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/16/2020

California state and local officials, along with the unions representing the vast majority of cast and crew in the entertainment industry, are forging ahead with plans to reopen the industry, developing guidelines and...more

Mask On, Roll Camera: LA County Greenlights Hollywood Production Restart

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 6/15/2020

As we previously reported, last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s State Public Health Officer cleared the music, film and television industry to resume work no earlier than this Friday, June 12, 2020, subject to...more

The Wait is (Almost) Over! California Greenlights Resumption of Music, Film and Television Production

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 6/8/2020

On Friday June 5, Gov. Newsom announced that California has authorized the music, film and television production industries to reopen on or after this coming Friday, June 12, 2020. The same day, Gov. Newsom announced the...more

Lights, Camera, PPE: Hollywood Guilds and Studios Take Action On Resuming Production

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 6/4/2020

As we discussed in a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter in April, the entertainment industry faces unique challenges as it plans to resume operations. On May 20, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom suggested that...more

The Esports and Gaming Industries Offer Vital Tools to Musicians in the Wake of COVID-19

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/27/2020

Musicians and gamers are no strangers to each other; the two industries have been capitalizing on the crossover of their respective fan bases for nearly a decade. Although these collaborative efforts are not news, the utility...more

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