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“Prime Equity” and the NIL Era: Shedeur Sanders’ Contract Ushers in a New Legal Framework for Pro Athlete Compensation

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As personal branding becomes a central axis of sports business, professional athlete contracts are evolving to reflect that reality. Nowhere is this shift more evident than in the NFL rookie contract of Shedeur Sanders,...more

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Ex-player’s “slip and fall” case against NFL, Chargers is preempted, court rules

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The CBA controls. EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this post was previously published as an article in Hackney Publications’ Sports Litigation Alert. A federal court in California has granted a motion by the National...more

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There is a Price for Athlete Data

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On August 4, 2011, the NFLPA and the NFL entered into a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that would control the NFL’s fate for a decade. At the time, many outsiders focused on the agreement’s novel rules for rookie...more

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This Week at the Ninth: Sports, Drugs, and Pensions

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This week, we take a look at two Ninth Circuit decisions concerning the employer-employee relationship.  In the first, the Court let the lawsuit against the NFL for its negligent handling of drug distribution to its injured...more

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Withholding Evidence In sports Labor dsputes: What eSports can learn from Brady and Elliot? - Questions of Fundamental Fairness...

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For the uninitiated, eSports, is a professional sports league connected to video games, and is one of the fastest growing sports markets. While some chuckle at the growth of eSports, others are taking notice of the industry's...more

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