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  • July 29, 2026

    Lowe's Coverage Row, NASCAR Team Tiff: NC Midyear Report

    The North Carolina courts are teeing up for a busy second half of 2026, including readying for a multimillion-dollar insurance trial with Lowe's and speeding through discovery in a high-profile trade secrets dispute involving former NFL coach Joe Gibbs' championship NASCAR team.

  • July 28, 2026

    Colo. Sports Complex Owner Files Ch. 11 With $100M+ Debt

    Future Legends LLC, the owner of a sports complex in Colorado, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in California with $100 million to $500 million in liabilities following legal battles with a local government, its lenders and the second-division U.S. men's soccer league, according to court filings.

  • July 28, 2026

    Senators Urge CFTC Rule Slowdown Over Tribal Concerns

    Leaders of the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee are urging the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to extend the public comment deadline for its proposed rule that could govern the way the agency oversees prediction markets, saying it's critical that Indigenous nations have time to evaluate its effects.

  • July 28, 2026

    Don't Let Players Add To 5th-Year Eligibility Suit, NCAA Asks

    The NCAA wants a Tennessee federal judge to deny a bid by a group of athletes to amend their eligibility lawsuit, including a challenge to its new five-year rule, saying they are not entitled to play for another season.

  • July 28, 2026

    Ticket Broker Pays $300K To Settle Concert Resale Claims

    A Georgia ticket broker has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle allegations that it used a fleet of intermediaries and proxies to hoard concert tickets for artists like Metallica and Benson Boone and resell them for inflated prices.

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