Sports & Betting

  • March 05, 2024

    Gibson Dunn AI Leader On Weathering The AI Policy Blizzard

    Like a mountaineer leading a team through a snowstorm, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's artificial intelligence co-chair Cassandra L. Gaedt-Sheckter is guiding companies developing and using artificial intelligence through a blizzard of new laws and regulations coming online in Europe and the U.S., saying that assessing AI risks is the North Star to mitigating them.

  • March 05, 2024

    Texas Court Clears Gun Dealer In Suit Over Woman's Suicide

    A suit accusing sporting goods giant Academy Sports + Outdoor of negligently selling a handgun to a woman who used it to kill herself was properly dismissed, a Texas appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying that because the company's sale was lawful it can't be blamed for her death.

  • March 05, 2024

    Dartmouth Basketball Players Vote To Unionize With SEIU Unit

    Men's basketball players at Dartmouth College voted for unionization with a Service Employees International Union local, according to a National Labor Relations Board tally Tuesday, while the university said it is "unprecedented" to deem these players employees.

  • March 05, 2024

    U. Of Oregon Denies Discrimination Against Women Athletes

    The University of Oregon has denied that it violated Title IX in its treatment of the school's women athletes, claiming there was "no evidence" of the gender discrimination alleged by the members of the beach volleyball and rowing teams in a December federal class action.

  • March 05, 2024

    NY Giant Appealed Too Late To Contest $800K Arbitral Award

    A New Jersey appeals court on Tuesday refused to let a former New York Giant appeal an $800,000 arbitration award to the estate of a man who died in his basement, saying he missed the 30-day deadline to demand a new trial.

  • March 05, 2024

    Cadence To Acquire Beta Cae In $1.24B Cash-And-Stock Deal

    Latham & Watkins LLP-advised Cadence Design Systems Inc. will pay $1.24 billion for engineering simulation software business Beta Cae Systems International AG, which serves Formula One racing teams and major automotive companies, according to an announcement Tuesday.

  • March 05, 2024

    Bape Can't Outrun Nike's Claim It Swiped Sneaker Designs

    A New York federal judge refused Monday to end Nike's trademark action accusing Bape of copying the "iconic" look of Nike's Air Force 1 and Air Jordan sneakers, finding Nike's certificates of registration sufficiently articulate the purview of its purported trade dress, including specific, written descriptions and design details.

  • March 05, 2024

    BowFlex Maker Files For Bankruptcy With $67M Debt

    The makers of the BowFlex exercise machine filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey bankruptcy court late Monday with more than $67 million in debt and a $37.5 million purchase offer.

  • March 04, 2024

    CFTC Pushes Back On 5th Circ. Order In Election Betting Case

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission urged a D.C. federal judge on Sunday to not immediately return the agency's legal showdown against election betting platform PredictIt to Texas, despite a Fifth Circuit ruling that slammed the CFTC's decision to transfer the suit to the nation's capital in the first place.

  • March 04, 2024

    School District Fights NY's Bid To Ax Native Mascot Ban Suit

    A suburban Long Island school district challenging the New York State Board of Regents' ban on using Indigenous names, mascots and logos is pushing back against an anticipated bid to dismiss the suit.

  • March 04, 2024

    NC Horse Owner Says USDA's Process Violates Constitution

    A North Carolina man is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture following accusations that he allowed a purposely injured horse to be entered into a competition in order to improve its performance, arguing the allegations have subjected him to an unconstitutional hearing that denies him trial by a jury.

  • March 04, 2024

    Reporter Blasts NFL For Ignoring Discrimination Suit Claims

    The NFL's reasoning in moving to dismiss reporter Jim Trotter's discrimination and retaliation lawsuit "is way off the mark," and the motion itself "is more notable for what it ignores than what it states,'' Trotter said in a scathing opposition memorandum filed in New York federal court.

  • March 04, 2024

    'Varsity Blues' Feds Rip 'Alice-In-Wonderland' Bid To Nix Plea

    Federal prosecutors in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case said Monday that a former television executive's bid to vacate her guilty plea is "built on an Alice-in-Wonderland version of events" in which pretrial litigation and rulings in her case never occurred.

  • March 04, 2024

    $22M Deal Proposed In Golden Nugget-DraftKings Merger Suit

    Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc. and public stockholders who challenged the venture's $1.56 billion all-stock sale to DraftKings Inc. in Delaware's Court of Chancery have agreed to settle the case for $22 million, with up to 23% reserved for class attorneys.

  • March 04, 2024

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    A Swedish music producer's takeover, a proposed award payable in Tesla shares, Truth Social stock squabbles, and an unusually blunt slap-down from the bench added up to an especially colorful week in Delaware's famous court of equity. On top of that came new cases about alleged power struggles, board entrenchment, consumer schemes and merger disputes.

  • March 04, 2024

    Vista Outdoor Rejects $2B Takeover Bid From MNC Capital

    Vista Outdoor Inc. has rejected a $2 billion takeover bid from MNC Capital Partners LP, saying the proposal does not take into account increased earnings the company will see when it separates its outdoor and sporting goods divisions.

  • March 01, 2024

    MNC Capital Enters Vista Outdoor Takeover Fray With $2B Bid

    MNC Capital Partners LP has submitted a proposal to acquire Vista Outdoor Inc. for $2 billion, despite Vista entering a merger agreement last year to be acquired by a different company, according to Friday statements.

  • March 01, 2024

    Dartmouth Urges NLRB To Pause College Hoops Vote

    Dartmouth College urged the National Labor Relations Board to hold off on a scheduled union vote among its men's basketball players, saying an agency official grossly misapplied federal law and ignored precedent in allowing the election to proceed.

  • March 01, 2024

    Off The Bench: NCAA Loses On NIL, DC Wins With Stadium

    In this week's Off The Bench, a judge unlocked the door to name, image and likeness money for college athletes, Shaquille O'Neal's Hollywood debut still rings true three decades later, and D.C. clears an early legislative hurdle in its bid to bring back its namesake NFL team. If you were on the sidelines over the past week, Law360 is here to clue you in on the biggest sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.

  • March 01, 2024

    Commission Eyes Sweeping Changes To US Olympic Model

    An independent commission called for an overhaul of the U.S. Olympic system Friday, rebuking leaders for failing to keep athletes safe from sexual abuse and calling on Congress to take a more active role in administrating youth sports.

  • March 01, 2024

    MLS Unlawfully Used Company's San Diego Mural, Suit Says

    A company that creates murals resembling postcards has accused Major League Soccer of illegally reproducing and distributing one of its images to promote the organization's newest club in San Diego for financial gain.

  • March 01, 2024

    Atty Censured Over Conduct In NFL Concussion MDL

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has rejected objections from a law firm and its principal and affirmed a special masters' determination that the attorney be censured for engaging in "questionable behavior" while trying to secure monetary awards for clients from the NFL players' concussion injury litigation settlement.

  • March 01, 2024

    Golf Club Settles Claims Trump Atty Illegally Pushed NDA

    A Trump Organization golf club has settled a former server's claims that she was illegally induced to sign a nondisclosure agreement by one of Donald Trump's lawyers, Alina Habba, reopening the door for the ex-employee to pursue claims that she was sexually harassed on the job.

  • March 01, 2024

    Hogan Lovells, Choate Guide Pro Pickleball Merger To Close

    Hogan Lovells and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP are the law firms that represented MLP by Margaritaville and Carvana PPA Tour, respectively, in their newly closed, $75 million-backed pro pickleball merger, Law360 learned Friday.

  • March 01, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Pillsbury, Cleary Gottlieb

    In this week's Taxation with Representation, First Advantage Corp. acquires Sterling Check Corp., International Game Technology spins off two subsidiaries, Disney merges its media operations in India with Reliance Industries, and Atlas Energy Solutions purchases Hi-Crush.

Expert Analysis

  • Attorneys Have An Ethical Duty To Protect The Judiciary

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    The tenor of public disagreement and debate has become increasingly hostile against judges, and though the legislative branch is trying to ameliorate this safety gap, lawyers have a moral imperative and professional requirement to stand with judges in defusing attacks against them and their rulings, says Deborah Winokur at Cozen O'Connor.

  • AI Can Help Lawyers Overcome The Programming Barrier

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    Legal professionals without programming expertise can use generative artificial intelligence to harness the power of automation and other technology solutions to streamline their work, without the steep learning curve traditionally associated with coding, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World

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    As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the legal landscape, law schools must integrate technology and curricula that address AI’s innate challenges — from ethics to data security — to help students stay ahead of the curve, say Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics, Ryan Abbott at JAMS and Karen Silverman at Cantellus Group.

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    ESG Around The World: South Korea

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    Numerous ESG trends have materialized in South Korea in the past three years, with impacts ranging from greenwashing prevention and carbon neutrality measures to workplace harassment and board diversity initiatives, say Chang Wook Min and Hyun Chan Jung at Jipyong.

  • General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI

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    With the rise of accessible and powerful generative artificial intelligence solutions, it is imperative for general counsel to understand the use and application of data for myriad important activities, from evaluating the e-discovery process to monitoring compliance analytics and more, says Colin Levy at Malbek.

  • Navigating Discovery Of Generative AI Information

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    As generative artificial intelligence tools become increasingly ubiquitous, companies must make sure to preserve generative AI data when there is reasonable expectation of litigation, and to include transcripts in litigation hold notices, as they may be relevant to discovery requests, say Nick Peterson and Corey Hauser at Wiley.

  • Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys With ADHD

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    Given the prevalence of ADHD among attorneys, it is imperative that the legal community gain a better understanding of how ADHD affects well-being, and that resources and strategies exist for attorneys with this disability to manage their symptoms and achieve success, say Casey Dixon at Dixon Life Coaching and Krista Larson at Stinson.

  • A Look At DOJ's New Nationwide Investment Fraud Approach

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    Investment fraud charges are increasingly being brought in unlikely venues across the country, and the rationale behind the U.S. Department of Justice's approach could well be the heightened legal standards in connection with prosecuting investment fraud, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • 7 NIL Considerations For Brand Deals With Student-Athletes

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    While the constantly changing laws, rules and regulations for name, image and likeness in collegiate athletics are difficult to navigate, the benefits of a brand's successful NIL marketing campaign can outweigh the challenge of traversing this complex framework, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New Era Of Evidence

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    Technological advancements mean more direct evidence is being created than ever before, and attorneys as well as law schools must modify their methods to account for new challenges in how this evidence is collected and used to try cases, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Knicks Suit Shows Need For Leagues To Protect Big Data

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    The New York Knicks' recent lawsuit alleging a former employee took trade secrets to the Toronto Raptors shows sports leagues — both professional and amateur — should prepare for future litigation in this realm, given the growth of analytics and statistics in front offices, says Kevin Paule at Hill Ward Henderson.

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    ESG Around The World: The UK

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    Following Brexit, the U.K. has adopted a different approach to regulating environmental, social and governance factors from the European Union — an approach that focuses on climate disclosures by U.K.-regulated entities, while steering clear of the more ambitious objectives pursued by the EU, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • Why 7th Circ. Libel Ruling Is Crucial For The Media

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    As more defamation plaintiffs attorneys argue that allowing a published statement to remain online after additional evidence of falsity emerges equates to actual malice, the Seventh Circuit's recent National Police Association v. Gannett opinion should be lauded by the media and online publishers as a favorable decision, say attorneys at Vedder Price.

  • Tips For Litigating Against Pro Se Parties In Complex Disputes

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    Litigating against self-represented parties in complex cases can pose unique challenges for attorneys, but for the most part, it requires the same skills that are useful in other cases — from documenting everything to understanding one’s ethical duties, says Bryan Ketroser at Alto Litigation.

  • Pro Bono Work Is Powerful Self-Help For Attorneys

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    Oct. 22-28 is Pro Bono Week, serving as a useful reminder that offering free legal help to the public can help attorneys expand their legal toolbox, forge community relationships and create human connections, despite the challenges of this kind of work, says Orlando Lopez at Culhane Meadows.

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