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  • September 24, 2026

    Indiana Sues Athletics Assoc. Over Race-Based Board Quota

    Indiana has accused the state's primary body governing high school sports of instituting an unconstitutional, discriminatory racial quota over the composition of its board, telling a state court the association has refused to comply with requests to change course.

  • September 24, 2026

    YMCA Gets No Coverage In Child Sex Abuse Suit, Insurer Says

    Great American Insurance sued YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties in Washington federal court Wednesday, arguing it has no duty to defend it in an underlying child sexual abuse lawsuit and that the defendant exhausted one of the applicable policy limits for payment of other abuse claims against it.

  • September 24, 2026

    Default Sought After Racing Team Didn't Reply To Counterclaims

    A former Joe Gibbs Racing LLC competition director and a rival NASCAR racing team where he currently works asked a North Carolina federal court on Thursday to enter default judgment against Joe Gibbs Racing after it accused them of trade secrets theft.

  • September 24, 2026

    PE And Activist-Driven Moves Lead The Week's Deal Rumors

    Activist investors are turning up the pressure on companies including Six Flags Entertainment and Knife River, while private equity firms GTCR and Reverence Capital are weighing a sale of asset manager Allspring Global Investments, and Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Warburg Pincus are in talks to jointly acquire Canaccord Wealth.

  • September 24, 2026

    Cayuga Tribe Fights to Keep Caesars' Sports Betting Suit Alive

    The Cayuga Nation is asking a district court to reject a bid by Caesars Sportsbook to dismiss the tribe's lawsuit, arguing that the gaming giant's arguments largely rest on a misplaced premise that its New York gaming license allows it to accept wagers from every location within the state.

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