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

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A Connecticut federal judge has stayed a lawsuit challenging transgender inclusion policies in high school sports, except for the written discovery the parties have said is nearly done, until the U.S. Supreme Court issues two...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2025 #2

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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...more

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Social Links: If the Suit Fits

Character Technologies has been hit with two lawsuits, including a wrongful death suit (among other claims), in less than two months over its popular Character.ai chatbot. The first was filed in the U.S. District Court for...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2024

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One day, Name, Image and Likeness may pivot away from collectives and pivot toward university-based funding. At least one prominent athletic department is preparing for the possibility....more

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

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Florida State University is pushing for the dismissal of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s NC lawsuit, saying it was prematurely filed to preempt the university’s own suit against the conference, in an attempt to win a “race to...more

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

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A third attorney team representing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. stockholders has signaled a tag-in for a widening Delaware Court of Chancery rumble with founder Vincent McMahon and top company officials and directors...more

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Facing the Music: Protecting Photography in the Age of Instagram

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Digitization, The Internet, And Social Media Have Changed Much About Our World. Among Them Is The Additional Exposure—but Also Vulnerabilities—photographers And Content Creators Face On Instagram. This Article Analyzes The...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Let’s Be Clear: The TRO In Jay-Z’s “Roc Nation” Dispute Did Little More Than Delay Things By A Couple Of Weeks

News outlets recently rushed to share the story that lawyers for Jay-Z had successfully halted an arbitration in his “Roc Nation” trademark dispute with Iconix based on findings of racial bias and discrimination. ...more

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July 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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Four of the five independent contractor (IC) misclassification cases reported below from July 2016 illustrate how companies continue to fail to structure, document, and implement a business’s IC relationships in a manner that...more

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Artists, Entertainers and Mediation: Where the paths meet

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I’m a lawyer and have been a full-time mediator for more than 20 years. Before I went to law school, I spent 10 years working as a professional dancer, seven as a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. I didn’t...more

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Third Circuit Finds That Alleged Legal Errors Do Not Justify Vacatur Of Arbitration Award

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently confirmed an arbitration award in a dispute concerning the ownership of certain music rights, rejecting the argument that alleged legal errors constituted...more

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