Two NASCAR teams — including one owned by Michael Jordan — are seeking more than $364 million in damages from the private stock car racing organization in their lawsuit claiming the league made it impossible for a rival...more
In the next two years, the number of commercial and recreational drones operating in the United States is expected to almost triple, reaching close to three million. While the vast majority of drones are used for lawful...more
Michael Jordan stood on the steps outside a federal courthouse and acknowledged he was willing to settle an antitrust suit against NASCAR. The judge hearing the case months ago admonished both sides to come to a resolution....more
Cybersecurity Ranks Among Top Three Risks to Manufacturing Sector - “Most companies are planning major AI investments to address growing threats to OT systems.”...more
Two NASCAR Cup Series race teams, 23XI Racing, an organization co-owned by basketball star Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, are engaged in litigation against NASCAR regarding claims of antitrust violations against...more
The Fourth Circuit on Friday seemed poised to unravel a federal court’s injunction allowing two NASCAR teams, including one co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, to continue racing as chartered teams while they pursue...more
A former staffer accusing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and two of its former executives, including former CEO Vince McMahon, of assault and sex trafficking defended her bid to add more detail to her complaint, arguing...more
The NFL, MLB, NCAA and NASCAR said they support a bill introduced in Congress on Thursday that would give state and local law enforcement the ability to disable drones during sporting events, which the leagues say have become...more
On January 10, 2025, Judge Kenneth D. Bell of the United States Court for the Western District of North Carolina denied NASCAR’s motion to dismiss stock car racing team 23XI Racing’s (“plaintiff”) monopolization case against...more
A North Carolina federal judge on Friday denied NASCAR‘s motion to dismiss a lawsuit lodged by two racing teams that accused the organization of maintaining a monopoly, saying it is too early to determine a dismissal because...more
A North Carolina federal judge won’t pause his order blocking NASCAR from enforcing its antitrust release in racing contracts — including one for a team owned by former NBA star Michael Jordan — for the 2025 season, saying...more
NASCAR wants to press pause on a court order that stops it from blocking teams that have asserted antitrust claims against the league from its races, telling the judge who handed down the preliminary injunction that it thinks...more
On November 8, 2024, United States District Judge Frank D. Whitney of the Western District of North Carolina denied without prejudice a motion for preliminary injunction sought by two stock car teams against the National...more
Diego Pavia became the latest college athlete to sue the NCAA. While many past NCAA lawsuits have concerned NIL, the Vanderbilt football quarterback is seeking an extra year of eligibility. His argument, in court documents...more
Earlier this year, firm Associate Darden Copeland attended The Racing Attorney Conference (TRAC) for its 15th annual conference at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. ...more
A swimmer who broke his ankle in a 2017 race organized by a Malibu beach club had his negligence lawsuit against the club owners restored, after a California state appeals court ruled that a retired lifeguard captain’s...more
Key Points - - In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, challenges to DEI initiatives have focused on programs that facially appear to provide a zero-sum advantage based on protected...more
Ohio’s ability to tax receipts under the Ohio commercial activity tax (“CAT”) in the case of nationwide contracts that license the right to use intellectual property has now been significantly limited. The Ohio Supreme Court...more
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that NASCAR’s broadcast, media, licensing, and sponsorship revenue is not subject to Ohio’s Commercial Activity Tax (“CAT”). Ohio’s CAT statute situses gross receipts from intellectual...more
On November 22, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio, in a unanimous decision, ruled that the privately owned National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR)’s broadcasting revenue, online marketing, and sponsorship...more
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of NASCAR Holdings Inc. (NASCAR Holdings Inc. v. McClain, Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4131) in a recent decision that directly impacts the methodology for sourcing receipts from licensing...more
In a much-anticipated decision concerning the situsing of receipts from intangibles for Ohio commercial activity tax (CAT) purposes, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the Ohio Department of Taxation’s attempt to situs NASCAR...more
Key Takeaways ..The Ohio Supreme Court decision in NASCAR Holdings, Inc. v. McClain is an Ohio commercial activity tax case that provides another recent example of state courts wrestling with how to apply statutory...more
Is it here? Not yet. But virtual performances featuring such stars as Travis Scott and Ariana Grande and attracting over 27 million unique players and 78 million viewers, respectively, suggest that it might be coming sooner...more
“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more