Podcast Episode 190: After the Buzzer Goes Beyond the Scores!
Peer-To-Peer Sports Betting Exchanges With Joe Caputi, Director of Compliance, Prophet Exchange
NFL’s Rooney Rule: The Flores Discrimination Suit’s Impact on DEI initiatives [More with McGlinchey Ep. 38]
Law Brief®: Daniel Wallach and Rich Schoenstein Discuss NFL and the Law
Quarterbacking Complex Legal Issues and COVID-19 for an NFL Team with Bill Heller, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the New York Giants: On Record PR
Lowndes Client Corner Podcast Episode 6: Florida Citrus Sports, Generating Economic Impact
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 109- Does the NFL Even Care?
I-16 – Kneeling, Indefinite Leave, DC Updates, Non-Compete Consideration, and Pretty as a Protected Class
This Week in FCPA-Episode 53, the I left my heart in San Francisco edition
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 156-emergency podcast on Deflategate and the Wells Report
How Did The NFL Get This So Wrong?
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 89, interview with Jim McGrath on the NFL investigation scandal
Redskins Name Is an 'Ethnic Slur,' Says Lawyer
Inside NFL's Jaguars Owner's Fulham FC Purchase
You Have to Know a Bit About the Law to Be a Sports Fan: Brad Sham, Voice of the Cowboys
The parents of a Gainesville, Georgia high school baseball player who died after he was hit in the head at baseball practice have filed a lawsuit against the school system and his coaches....more
A North Carolina state lawmaker has filed a bill to ban prop bets on college sports in the state, following the call of the NCAA president and similar bans in other states. Durham Democratic Rep. Marcia Morey, a former U.S....more
Florida State University is pushing for the dismissal of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s NC lawsuit, saying it was prematurely filed to preempt the university’s own suit against the conference, in an attempt to win a “race to...more
Arbitration evaders, take note. In February 2022, coach Brian Flores filed a press-grabbing lawsuit accusing the National Football League and its clubs of racially discriminatory hiring practices, the Miami Dolphins of...more
A third attorney team representing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. stockholders has signaled a tag-in for a widening Delaware Court of Chancery rumble with founder Vincent McMahon and top company officials and directors...more
Can you grieve a tort claim? Briefing was recently completed in a case between a pro football player and the National Football League that could have ramifications for the resolution of future player-league disputes. ...more
Last year, we wrote about former National Football League coach Brian Flores and his lawsuit in February 2022 alleging racial discrimination against the NFL and several of its teams. In his lawsuit, Flores claimed that the...more
Where does the case go from here? On March 1, a federal judge in New York issued a split decision in a class action lawsuit brought by three Black coaches against the National Football League and certain clubs, alleging a...more
The court punted. On November 21, a federal judge in New Jersey dismissed a lawsuit by former New York Jet Rontez Miles against the National Football League. Mr. Miles had asserted claims for negligence, and violations of...more
The precedents conflict. On November 15, Denver Broncos linebacker Aaron Patrick sued the National Football League, ESPN, the Los Angeles Chargers, the entities that own and operate SoFi Stadium, and others, in California...more
The league failed to address bad precedent. On August 1, retired federal judge Sue L. Robinson, acting as arbitrator pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement between the National Football League and the National...more
Here is the arbitration language at issue in the Flores litigation. Flores-Dolphins 2019 Agreement: Employee and the Club agree that all matters in dispute between Employee and the Club, including, without limitation,...more
Will a federal judge in New York reach a different conclusion? In two recent posts, I discussed a Nevada state court’s denial of a motion by the National Football League to compel arbitration of a lawsuit brought by...more
Did the NFL drop the ball with Jon Gruden? Last week, I posted about the unsuccessful motion of the National Football League to compel Jon Gruden, former head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, to arbitrate his claims in a...more
NFL says it will appeal. In October 2021, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was forced to resign after the revelation of emails in which he made racist, sexist, and other unprofessional comments. ...more
The case was brought by Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle David Lane Johnson against the NFL Players Association, the NFL, and the NFL Management Council related to a 10-game suspension for using performance-enhancing...more
It has been widely reported that lawyers representing Colin Kaepernick in collective bargaining arbitration proceedings with the NFL are considering asking the arbitrator to issue a subpoena to compel President Trump to...more
For the uninitiated, eSports, is a professional sports league connected to video games, and is one of the fastest growing sports markets. While some chuckle at the growth of eSports, others are taking notice of the industry's...more
As most football fans know, the NFL suspended Dallas Cowboys’ star running back Ezekiel Elliott for the first six games of the 2017 – 2018 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. His suspension was based on...more
An appeals court recently reinstated the four game suspension issued to Tom Brady by the National Football League. The Patriots quarterback previously had his four game suspension reversed by the United States District Court...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated the four game suspension imposed by the NFL on New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for his role in the infamous “Deflategate” scandal. This...more
NFL Mgmt. Council v. NFL Players Ass’n, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117662 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2015) - “Arbitration has been proven to be an effective way to resolve disputes fairly, privately, promptly and economically.” So...more
Jobs report Friday again. Here are the 5 Things the Journal told you to watch – WSJ (and NYTimes)... The Upshot’s not saying that a 2016 recession is inevitable, but if it does happen, this may be the path that takes us...more
A federal appellate court recently reinstated a lawsuit brought by a dining services employee who claimed that she was sexually harassed by a male coworker. According to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, a reasonable jury...more
With the NFL season just beginning, and Tom Brady leading the New England Patriots to victory over the Steelers, we decided to provide you with a bit of football-inspired labor law. On September 3, 2015, Judge Robert Berman...more