sports law

Retired NFL Players Awarded $7.1 Million

November 12, 2008 17:59

The jury said the union owed the retirees $7.1 million in actual damages for failing to include them in lucrative marketing deals with Electronic Arts Inc., the maker of the popular "Madden NFL" video games, sporting card companies and other...The jury said the union owed the retirees $7.1 million...

High Court in Club vs. Country row

Iain Nisbet
October 27, 2008 22:46

The Welsh Rugby Union claimed a major legal victory on Friday in the ongoing dispute with the country's professional clubs over player release for international games. The four professional regional teams - Cardiff Blues, Ospreys, Newport Gwent Dragons and Scarlets - said players would not be...

Maryland Athletic Club Lawsuit Settles

September 16, 2008 15:23

The Severna Park Fitness and Health Blog, published by Club One Fitness in Millersville, has a post today on a Maryland Daily Record article written by Danny Jacobs involving a woman who sued the Maryland Athletic Club ("MAC") over a...The Severna Park Fitness and Health Blog, published by Club One...

The Andy Oliver Saga

August 15, 2008 15:31

The NCAA is at it again, committing what a parent to a 20 year old college athlete calls “Gestapo tactics” by interviewing his son without an attorney late into the night prior to his getting ready to pitch in... The NCAA is at it again, committing what a parent to a 20 year old college athlete cal...

Redundancy Row at Rangers FC

Iain Nisbet
August 14, 2008 23:55

Graham Spiers, writing for the Times Online, reports that Rangers Football Club may soon settle an employment law dispute with 20 former employees over redundancy packages. The case will be heard by an employment tribunal in September, and concerns the agreement that Rangers entered into in...