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Cozen O'Connor

Schilling Firing: Can You Fire An Employee for What They Say on Social Media?

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This week ESPN fired pitcher-turned-broadcaster Kurt Schilling for an allegedly offensive tweet about the recently passed law in North Carolina requiring persons to use the restroom associated with the sex of their birth. As...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Preemption of State-Law Tort Claims by the Copyright Act - Ray v. ESPN

Addressing the issue of the preemption of state-law claims by the Copyright Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the district court’s dismissal of several state-law tort claims because the claims are...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - May 2015

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"Wild Thing" Forced to Tap Out in Battle against ESPN - Last month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals forced former professional wrestler Steve "Wild Thing" Ray to tap out in his battle against ESPN by dismissing the...more

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