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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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April 21, 2026
Chicago Sky's Owner Looks To Ditch Investor Stiffing Claims
The principal owner of the WNBA's Chicago Sky says an Illinois state judge should dismiss claims that he improperly shortchanged minority investors for his own benefit as the team's popularity and value grew, arguing the allegation finds no support from either the contract at issue or most other minority investors.
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April 21, 2026
Pan Am Games Bus Contractor Says Arbitration Is Unfair
A Peruvian consortium that provided ground transportation services for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, has filed an emergency petition asking a New York federal court to halt its $17 million arbitration with a United Nations entity, saying the tribunal is actively preventing the consortium from presenting its case.
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April 21, 2026
IP Notebook: Global Copyright, ChatGPT TM, Rogers Test
This round of Law360's look at emerging copyright and trademark issues includes a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court appeal with global implications for copyrights, and OpenAI's setback in its effort to register "ChatGPT" as a trademark.
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April 21, 2026
Merck Beats Minn. Hockey Player's Talc Mesothelioma Claims
A Chicago jury has found Merck & Co. not liable for a hockey player's mesothelioma allegedly caused by the Dr. Scholl's talc foot powder he used regularly for years.
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April 21, 2026
Squires Hints At New 'Holistic' Decision On PTAB Discretion
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires previewed at a conference Tuesday an imminent "comprehensive decision" that will articulate current policy on discretionary factors that inform the viability of Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges, saying he's seeking "predictability" for the PTAB.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Sports governing bodies
- State attorney general offices
- State gaming regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Sports-related legislation and regulation
- Regulation of sports gambling and fantasy sports
- Stadium zoning and finance issues
- Sports industry lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Bribery and corruption investigations of sports teams or gaming companies
- Criminal investigations into sports betting
- Disciplinary actions and enforcement
- LITIGATION
- Suits involving players, coaches, teams and leagues
- Disputes involving college athletes, including amateurism and discrimination
- Player safety issues
- Trademark disputes
- Right to publicity issues
- Fights over media distribution rights
- Suits over stadium projects
- Cases involving current and former sports figures
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions and franchise expansions
- Team ownership changes, team relocations and efforts to raise capital
- Stadium finance deals
- Stadium naming rights and sponsorship deals
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of sports law and gaming law practices
Readership
- Sports lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers for sports leagues, teams and gaming companies
- Executives and attorneys at player unions, sports teams, sports consulting firms and gaming companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students and library staff at accredited law schools in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals