News & Analysis as of

Baseball Sports Athletes

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Striking Out at the TTAB - All Rise for Consumer Recognition

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

What qualifies as the United States’ current favorite sport may be a subject for heated debate, but “America’s Pastime” and its biggest stars still have significant power over the public—and, apparently, the Trademark Trial...more

Fisher Phillips

Batter Up! An Employer’s Winners-and-Losers Guide to the End of Baseball’s Lockout

Fisher Phillips on

We were off by about 10 days. When we published An Employer’s Guide to the Baseball Lockout: Answering Your Questions About the First MLB Work Stoppage in Almost 30 Years way back at the beginning of December, we predicted...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Will there be baseball in 2022? An update on the MLB lockout.

Bilzin Sumberg on

In one of the largest developments in professional sports in years, the 2022 baseball season is in jeopardy because of the Major League Baseball Lockout: team owners and players have not been able to agree on a new collective...more

Fisher Phillips

An Employer’s Guide to the Baseball Lockout: Answering Your Questions About the First MLB Work Stoppage in Almost 30 Years

Fisher Phillips on

For the first time since the 1994-1995 seasons, Major League Baseball has entered a work stoppage – and you have questions. What led to this point? What is a lockout versus a strike? What are the two sides fighting over? And...more

Foster Garvey PC

Roller Derby Team Sues Cleveland Guardians for Alleged Trademark Infringement Over Use of Team Name

Foster Garvey PC on

Back to our regularly scheduled programming: Fresh off of my paternity leave in which feeding and putting to sleep my baby was my charge, I have the distinct privilege of resuming my commentary portion of the Spotlight. With...more

K&L Gates LLP

Talking Sports Law: Interview with Boston Red Sox Counsel

K&L Gates LLP on

This episode of Talking Sports Law features a discussion with in-house counsel for one of the most iconic sports properties in the world, the Boston Red Sox. Hosts John Wilson and Caleb Ginsberg are joined by Mandy Petrillo...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

MLB's International Signing Practices under Investigation by Federal Grand Jury

Jeff Passan, MLB columnist for Yahoo Sports, reported on September 28, 2018 that “[a] federal grand jury is looking into Major League Baseball teams’ international dealings and has issued subpoenas to club officials and other...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - November 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on

Who's First in Ownership of the "Sweet Spot" Remains Unclear - Baseball is often called a "game of inches," whether one is describing the strike zone, a close play at the plate, or a liner past third base that just kicks...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Never Tick Off a Redbird

At a Press Conference today, Satan officially announced that Hell has frozen over. He made this stunning announcement after the New York Times (NYT) reported that the baseball team with the most World Series wins in the...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Sluggers Sue Over Performance Enhancing Drug Usage Allegations

In addition to being a busy day on the diamond, October 4 was a busy day off the field for some of Major League Baseball’s biggest stars. On Friday, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez filed lawsuits related to allegations that...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide