Conversations With An NFL General Counsel
Podcast Episode 190: After the Buzzer Goes Beyond the Scores!
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Judge Throws a Flag on the Play in USFL IP Litigation
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Judge Throws a Flag on the Play in USFL IP Litigation
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - The Original USFL Throws a Flag at Fox’s Attempted Revival of the United States Football League
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Original USFL Throws a Flag at Fox’s Attempted Revival of the United States Football League
NCAA vs. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma: A Win for Antitrust Law and College Football Fans
WorldSmart: The Legal & Business Side of Football ("Soccer")
Lowndes Client Corner Podcast Episode 6: Florida Citrus Sports, Generating Economic Impact
II-26 – Superbowl Concerns, Tax Reform/MeToo, Restrictive Covenant Crimes, and Expanded Religious Discrimination Theories
I-16 – Kneeling, Indefinite Leave, DC Updates, Non-Compete Consideration, and Pretty as a Protected Class
Inside NFL's Jaguars Owner's Fulham FC Purchase
Wanting Him to Stay Home, HS Running Back’s Mom Takes Letter of Intent to Lawyer
In June 2024, UEFA adopted its Authorisation Rules governing international football and futsal club competitions, thus responding to the European Court's ruling in the Super League case. The Authorisation Rules lay down...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 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
Overview: Promoting Sports Is Part of National Strategy - The year 2019 has seen rapid developments in China’s sports law sector as the government continues to stress the significant role that sports must assume in...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
Parties often contract out of the CCMA or Labour Court as the forum that considers their dispute and opt for private arbitration. But, are these agreements really enforceable? This question again recently came before...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
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
On Thursday, September 3, 2015, a federal judge overturned the NFL’s four-game suspension imposed on star quarterback Tom Brady, ruling that the league couldn’t discipline him for allegedly deflating footballs in order to...more
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard about “Deflategate:” The Patriots’ use of allegedly under-inflated footballs during their 45-7 win over the Colts in last-year’s AFC Championship. In a 40-page opinion issued...more