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  • June 24, 2026

    Judge Won't Enjoin Nike From Using 'Total 90' Brand

    A Louisiana federal judge decided not to grant a request from a company that registered a trademark on the phrase "Total 90" to bar athletic gear giant Nike from using it, saying the company had not shown Nike had abandoned the mark.

  • June 24, 2026

    Football Club Must Pay Player Fired While Pregnant €69K

    A sports arbitration court has ordered Lazio Women to pay more than €69,000 ($78,200) to former midfielder Maja Göthberg, saying that the Italian football club unlawfully ended her contract after it learned she was pregnant. 

  • June 23, 2026

    Paramount Urges High Court To Limit Video Privacy Lawsuits

    Paramount Global is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve a ruling that only consumers who directly subscribe to audiovisual goods and services can bring lawsuits under the Video Privacy Protection Act, arguing that a more expansive reading would allow plaintiffs to flood the courts and would wrongly "transform" the law into an "unworkable internet-privacy regime."

  • June 23, 2026

    KKR Unit Unveils Univ. Of Tennessee Mixed-Use Project

    Private equity firm Arctos Partners LP, a KKR unit, and its partners are working with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on a mixed-use development that will include a private club, homes, a 24-story hotel and an entertainment area spanning 100,000 square feet, the companies announced Tuesday.

  • June 23, 2026

    Quinnipiac Treated Rugby As 'Less Of A Sport,' Judge Told

    Quinnipiac University women's rugby athletes and new recruits urged a Connecticut federal judge Tuesday to force the Division I school to maintain the team's varsity status while a Title IX discrimination lawsuit unfolds, arguing the school unfairly targeted the program during budget cuts despite clinching three national titles.

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