Sports Law News for the Week of April 23rd
By Bennett Liebman
PAY-TO-PLAY GETS MIXED VIEWS FROM PRO-NIL STATE LEGISLATORS
As Florida lawmakers took aim at transgender athletes, old wounds reopened
Peloton fights with CPSC over recalling its treadmills after child deaths, injuries
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/16/peloton-treadmill-injuries-death-cpsc/
NCAA athletes and the hidden industry of name, image, likeness
https://www.si.com/college/2021/04/22/ncaa-athletes-profit-nil-marketplace-july-1
NCAA says no to blanket name, image and likeness waiver
https://247sports.com/Article/NCAA-Mark-Emmert-name-image-likeness-waiver-Jordan-Bohannon-Iowa-164470619/
States Move Forward on Compensation for Student Athletes
https://www.governing.com/now/states-move-forward-on-compensation-for-student-athletes.html
JPMorgan Super League: Bank Vows to "Learn From" Soccer World Blowback JPMorgan Super League, https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2021/jpmorgan-super-league-bank-apology-1234628074/
LSU's Title IX Consultant Makes His Business Pitch, Amid Scandal
https://sports.yahoo.com/scandalized-lsu-title-ix-consultant-150054470.html
Oliver Luck Lawsuit: Vince McMahon, Lawyer Emails Could Hold Key Oliver Luck Lawsuit
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/oliver-luck-lawsuit-vince-mcmahon-1234627894/
Zed Run: NFT Horse Racing Game Draws Big Money Amid Crypto Boom
https://www.sportico.com/business/tech/2021/zed-run-nft-horse-racing-1234627668/
Deshaun Watson case: Lawyer requests plaintiffs' SSNs
https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/22/deshaun-watson-accused-deleting-texts-status-hearing
Soccer Fans Are Stakeholders Too
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/matt-levines-money-stuff-soccer-fans-are-stakeholders-too
Super League Made Plans for the Next 23 Years. It Failed in 48 Hours, https://www.wsj.com/articles/super-league-collapse-premier-league-11619104094
The U.S. Sports Origins of Europe's Soccer Super League
https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-soccer-super-league-american-owners-nfl-11618939490?mod=e2tws
The Super League Protests Showed American Fans What's Worth Getting Mad About
https://defector.com/the-super-league-protests-showed-american-fans-something-worth-getting-mad-about/
7 Legal Thoughts About European Super League's Seemingly Quick Collapse, https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2021/04/20/7-legal-thoughts-about-european-super-leagues-seemingly-quick-collapse/?sh=7b1f9d4e3d47
William Hill US CEO Joe Asher Out As Caesars Completes Takeover
https://www.legalsportsreport.com/50915/william-hill-us-ceo-joe-asher-out/
NFL Sunday Ticket Case, Untouched by SCOTUS, Goes to Arbitration
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/nfl-sunday-ticket-case-untouched-by-scotus-goes-to-arbitration
Daniel Snyder accuses banker of destroying records in defamation case
Antonio Brown settles with trainer in sexual assault charge
Tokyo spectator decision postponed
US Olympic Track Trials tickets refunded for fans, capacity TBD
https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/04/22/us-olympic-track-and-field-trials-2021-tickets-refunded-covid-19
Can men's college gymnastics be saved?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/16/mens-college-gymnastic-cuts-minnesota/
French Tennis Federation bans Benoit Paire from Games
NFL, Raiders Beat Oakland's Suit
https://www.law360.com/articles/1378007/nfl-raiders-beat-oakland-s-suit-over-move-to-las-vegas