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“If I Were You, I Wouldn’t Screw With Bill Russell”
- Derek Allen, Attorney - Last fall former basketball star Bill Russell, of Celtic and Wilt-Chamberlain-destroying fame, joined forces with former college basketball star and current trivia answer Ed O’Bannon…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
NCAA Hit with Class Action Concussion Lawsuit
A federal class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District of Illinois against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and NCAA Football on behalf of current and former…
Inside Privacy
Judge Dismisses Misappropriation Suit Against “NCAA Football” Video Games
Last Friday, New Jersey federal District Judge Freda Wolfson dismissed a misappropriation suit against videogame maker Electronic Arts concerning the characteristics of virtual players in its college football series NCAA…
Ad Law Access
Indiana Supreme Court Rules NCAA Did Not Violate Lottery Laws
Last year, we posted about a lawsuit alleging that the NCAA’s method of distributing Final Four tickets was an unlawful lottery. According to the complaint, each person who applied for…
Intellectual Property News.com
NCAA Pays $17.2 Million For March Madness Trademark
Los Angeles - The NCAA is finally the exclusive owner of the now famous March Madness trademark. March Madness refers to the annual college basketball tournament which ultimately crowns college…
Media Law Prof Blog
Student Athlete Understanding of the NCAA Consent Form
In a recently completed study, researchers have found that many student athletes do not understand what rights they sign away if they agree to the NCAA's consent form. In addition,…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Student Athlete’s Right of Publicity
Tara L. Bhupathi, University of North Carolina School of Law & Georgetown University, has published If I Were General Counsel for the NCAA: A Report on How to Properly Exploit…
DuetsBlog
Ex-Husker QB Leads Offense Against EA Sports
—By Joey Lomicky, Communications Consultant, Xcel Energy As a Nebraska alum, former (okay, okay, current) sports gaming addict and First Amendment connoisseur, I’ve been intrigued by the high-profile class action…
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NCAA-holes
There has been a recent (over the last two years) rash of lawsuits by former NCAA athletes alleging a right to recover money arising from the exploitation of their likenesses…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Prominent Houston Firm to Represent Family in Lawsuit Against Ole Miss for Football Player’s Death
On Saturday the Clarion-Ledger reported on a looming lawsuit against Ole Miss by the family of Bennie Abram, a football player who died following a workout in February 2010. Here is a…