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6 Key Takeaways | Beyond the Game: Legal and Institutional Shifts in the NIL Era

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Kilpatrick’s Jim Hefferan and Michael Grace recently presented “Beyond the Game: Legal and Institutional Shifts in the NIL Era.” NIL (name, image, and likeness) has transformed the landscape of college athletics in recent...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

What a 1988 Statute Signals in the New England Patriots’ Privacy Class Action Settlement

The 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VVPA) prohibits the disclosure of VHS rental history; now, in a recent class action where the VPPA was invoked by the plaintiffs, the parties’ voluntary settlement signals developments...more

Kaufman & Canoles

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

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U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday threatened the state of California with legal action after the state refused to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports as demanded by President Donald...more

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NCAA’s $2.8 Billion Athlete Revenue Settlement Receives Final Approval

Not only does Judge Claudia Wilken’s final approval of the In re: College Athlete NIL Litigation settlement provide $2.576 billion in damages for settlement class members, it changes the rules of the game for current and...more

Kaufman & Canoles

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 - May 2025 #2

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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...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2025 #5

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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...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: Court order in House requiring modification

Given the momentum of the last year, it seems unthinkable that the House settlement might not be approved. However, it’s still—in fact—a proposed settlement, subject to Court approval. And, Wednesday’s order by Judge Wilken...more

Kaufman & Canoles

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

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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

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

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The Trump administration’s challenge of Maine’s policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports will provide an unusual test of a federal anti-discrimination law and could take years to resolve....more

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

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Kansas State baseball player Cary Arbolida became the latest former JUCO athlete to file a lawsuit against the NCAA. He played three years of JUCO ball – including the COVID-impacted 2020 campaign – before spending the last...more

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

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The NCAA and a coalition of states led by Tennessee reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the NCAA, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Jan. 31....more

McCarter & English, LLP

Deadline to File Claims in Landmark NIL Settlement is Approaching

On October 7, 2024, a federal judge granted preliminary approval to the $2.78 billion settlement that will cap the amount of money National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools can spend in compensation for the use...more

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$375 Million UFC Antitrust Settlement Highlights Era of Athlete Empowerment: 2 Key Takeaways For Sports Industry

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One of two class action antitrust lawsuits involving the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) may be coming to a close as a federal court Judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement between the fighting organization...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Highly Touted Settlement Caps NIL Payments to Student Athletes

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In a much anticipated antitrust class action settlement, a federal judge granted preliminary approval of a $2.7 billion proposed settlement that will cap the amount of money National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Taking It to the House: Preliminary Approval of Settlement in House v. NCAA Could Bring Significant Changes to College Sports

In the latest development from the antitrust class-action lawsuit filed against the NCAA regarding potential compensation allegedly denied to student-athletes, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the Northern...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - February 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Unionization of minor league baseball presents interesting issues

The game has changed. On August 29, the Major League Baseball Players Association, the union representing players in Major League Baseball, announced that it was assisting players in Minor League Baseball in seeking to...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Reducing Liability for Concussion-Related Lawsuits: Document Your Training and Education

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Anyone paying attention to the sports world in the past several years is well aware of the spotlight focused on concussions and head trauma. Much of the attention has come from high-profile, class-action lawsuits against...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

MLB Ticket Holders Left With One Strike to Keep Ticket Merchants in COVID Refund Class Action

In a series of orders issued earlier this month, Judge Dale S. Fischer of the Central District of California dealt two strikes to putative class claims against ticket merchants Ticketmaster/LiveNation and StubHub that seek...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Homesick for Home Games: Plaintiffs File Class-Action Suit Against MLB Demanding Refunds for Tickets

COVID-19 has changed the daily lives for all Americans, and this includes a spring with no baseball. Fans across the nation had tickets in hand for the 15 games set for Opening Day on March 26, 2020. However, on March 12,...more

Bilzin Sumberg

COVID-19 Sparks Rapid Rise in “Cancellation” and “Refund” Litigation

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A proposed class action filed in federal court in California on April 20 demands refunds for all fans who purchased tickets to Major League Baseball (MLB) games that have been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus...more

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Boxing Fans Knocked Out Twice: Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Class Action Alleging Fraud in Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight

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In 2015, world-renowned boxers Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. faced off in what was promoted as the “Fight of the Century.” After twelve largely uneventful rounds, the fighters and fans walked away without much...more

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