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Athletes’ Rights of Publicity Trump First Amendment in Video Game Context

by Ronald Katz | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/23/2013

In a recent 62-page decision by the Third Circuit, obviously intended to give guidance in an unclear area of the law, the rights of publicity of a college athlete in a video game trumped the First Amendment arguments of the...more

Wrongful Death Lawsuits In Florida

by Law Office of Paul B. Genet on 5/16/2013

In 2008, a University of Central Florida football player collapsed during a pre-season conditioning drill and later died. In a subsequent wrongful death lawsuit, a jury found the University of Central Florida Athletic...more

Foul play over US trademark

by Edward Lee, Douglas N. Masters | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/15/2013

The Washington Redskins name has attracted fierce debate over the years. Edward Lee and Douglas Masters, attorneys at Loeb & Loeb, discuss the latest attempt to revoke the mark - US trademark law prohibits the...more

Traumatic Brain Injury a Growing Concern for Athletes

by Phillips Law Offices on 5/3/2013

Our law firm has more than 65 years combined experience representing individuals and families injured and suffering due to the negligence or mistake of others. Other than fatal injury, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are some...more

NFL Concussion Lawsuits in Philadelphia

by The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP on 5/2/2013

Earlier this month, a federal court in Philadelphia heard arguments about concussions in the National Football League (NFL). More than 4,100 plaintiffs, who are part of 222 consolidated lawsuits, are at the beginning of the...more

Three Point Shot - April 2013

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/30/2013

The (Gold) Gloves Are Off - Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips has a lot to say. He's well-known for being outspoken, and he's a prolific tweeter on his @DatDudeBP account, which boasts over 650,000...more

High School Football Player Wins $11.5M for Concussion

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 4/25/2013

A jury awarded $11.5 million to a former high school football player accusing helmet maker Riddell Sports, Inc. of causing brain injuries he suffered as a teenager....more

College Football Playoff Called College Football Playoff

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/24/2013

Less than nine months ago, the powers-that-be in college football approved a plan that would ditch the current postseason bowl season for the best teams in the country and replace it with a four-team playoff. While many had...more

Riddell Found Negligent In Relation To Football Player's Injuries

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 4/15/2013

One 17-year-old high school student had a life not that different from many other high school football players in Alabama. However, this football player's end is far more tragic than most, but sadly no longer becoming a rare...more

NFL and MADD to Expand Its Existing Partnership

by Demas Law Group on 3/25/2013

If you live in Northern California, you obviously know that there are two NFL teams based in the area in the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. If you’ve ever driven anywhere near either of the teams’ stadiums on...more

Wanting Him to Stay Home, HS Running Back’s Mom Takes Letter of Intent to Lawyer [Video]

by LXBN on 2/21/2013

It’s a natural instinct—when it comes time for their children to choose a school, mothers usually prefer that they’d stay close to home. But when it involves a highly-touted high school runningback and the mother taking his...more

Alabama: Super Bowl Week Turns Into Brain Injury Forum

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 2/4/2013

We discussed some of the most serious consequences of football earlier this week. As we go into Super Bowl weekend, it's clear that the dangers and risks of this game are on people's minds; from the players' to the...more

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Athletes’ Rights of Publicity Trump First Amendment in Video Game Context

Wrongful Death Lawsuits In Florida

Foul play over US trademark

Traumatic Brain Injury a Growing Concern for Athletes

NFL Concussion Lawsuits in Philadelphia

Three Point Shot - April 2013

High School Football Player Wins $11.5M for Concussion

College Football Playoff Called College Football Playoff

Riddell Found Negligent In Relation To Football Player's Injuries

NFL and MADD to Expand Its Existing Partnership

Wanting Him to Stay Home, HS Running Back’s Mom Takes Letter of Intent to Lawyer [Video]

Alabama: Super Bowl Week Turns Into Brain Injury Forum

Wanting Him to Stay Home, HS Running Back’s Mom Takes Letter of Intent to Lawyer [Video]

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