A proposed class action on behalf of current and former amateur hockey players in the Canadian Hockey League who didn’t go on to professional careers accuses the league of failing to warn young, vulnerable players of the long-term risks of repetitive brain trauma suffered on the ice.
Read moreThe New Jersey Supreme Court sided with the NFL on Wednesday over its decision to hold a public lottery for just 1 percent of tickets to the 2014 Super Bowl.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit won’t revive a former cheerleader’s proposed antitrust class action accusing the National Football League of suppressing cheerleader wages.
Read moreA lawyer for six former National Football League players had a tough time convincing three Ninth Circuit judges on Wednesday to revive a lawsuit claiming the NFL and its teams illegally dispensed painkillers and pushed athletes to return to the field, bringing their careers to an untimely end.
Read moreA federal judge in Oakland gave no indication Tuesday whether she will loosen or even abolish longstanding National Collegiate Athletic Association restrictions on pay for student athletes, even as she stated the restrictions violate federal antitrust law.
Read moreBy DOUG FERGUSON Vijay Singh has settled his lawsuit against the PGA Tour over how it investigated his use of
Read moreSoFla Sports claims in court that it lost 15 NFL clients to a competing agency thanks to a rogue former employee who did not honor the terms of his contract.
Read moreReviving a trademark dispute over the Spin class fitness craze, the European General Court ruled Thursday that authorities must consider input from gym operators, not just the perceptions of the general public.
Read moreA former NFL player claims in court that he was wrongly arrested and accused of solicitation by Broward County sheriff’s deputies who conspired to make false charges against him.
Read moreSiding with an Italian ballerina, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that operatic and orchestra workers are entitled to challenge abuses in fixed-term employment contracts.
Read moreWrapping up a nearly three-week trial on corruption in college basketball, a federal jury handed convictions all around Wednesday to a former Adidas executive and two co-defendants.
Read moreBasketball pro Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat claims in a Florida lawsuit that his family watch dog Juice was castrated without permission, costing him “hundreds of thousands of dollars or more” in income lost from semen sales and breeding.
Read moreThe makers of Titleist golf balls, a brand name in place for 85 years, brought a federal complaint Friday against the makers of a parody brand that holds itself out as the “sluttiest ball in golf.”
Read moreJust as World Wrestling Entertainment overwhelmed rivals like ECW and the AWA, Vince McMahon’s pro wrestling empire triumphed this week in a series of concussion-related lawsuits filed by former wrestlers.
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Saying he got “caught in the cross-fire” of the war on ticket resellers, a stock broker sued the New York Yankees on Thursday for voiding the nine season tickets he purchased for a whopping $134,000.
Read moreThe Second Circuit revived fraud claims Tuesday by Associated Press contributors who have taken photographs at NFL events for what has been nearly a decade.
Read moreA federal judge dismissed Rick Pitino’s lawsuit blaming the NCAA recruitment scandal on Adidas, ruling Tuesday that the former University of Louisville men’s basketball coach and apparel company must resolve their dispute in arbitration.
Read moreFive New Yorkers suspected of counterfeiting $73.2 million in fake Air Jordan sneakers will appear before a federal magistrate Wednesday.
Read moreFormer NFL Pro-Bowler Branden Albert misses his prized Bentley Bentayga. He claims in Florida court that a model disappeared with the $290,000 vehicle in what initially “appeared to be an April Fool’s Day prank.”
Read moreThe company that owns the likeness of Muhammad Ali and the Fox Broadcasting Company settled a $30 million lawsuit Monday that alleged the TV network used film footage of the boxing great to promote the 2017 Super Bowl without permission.
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