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France’s divorce documents reveal wealth, little else05 / 13 / 13NASCAR CEO Brian France spent nearly five years battling two Charlotte media outlets to keep details of a recent divorce sealed. The lengthy dispute prompted many across the motorsports world to wonder just what he was trying to keep from the public eye. ... Tags: Law and Politics |
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SCA Promotions v. Lance Armstrong
Two weeks after Lance Armstrong admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during his Tour de France victories, a company that paid incentive bonuses to the cyclist filed suit to get $12 million back. ...
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Oakley v. Nike and Rory McIlroy
When Oakley sponsorship executive Pat McIlvain learned the company’s star golfer, Rory McIlroy, had landed a new, $25 million a year deal with Nike, he sent a flurry of emails to McIlroy’s agent. Every push he made to extend Oakley’s deal with the golfer was rebuffed, which led him ...
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NFL concussion litigation
With billions of dollars on the line, the lawsuit brought by thousands of retirees against the NFL for concussions is clearly the most-watched lawsuit in sports. Hundreds of concussion cases bro ...
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O'Bannon v. NCAA
At any given time, the NCAA is mired in a dozen or so lawsuits, so the inside of a courtroom is not an unfamiliar place. But the O’Bannon case, named after former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon, has the potential to change the economic landscape in college athletics unlike any case b ...
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Cablevision v. Viacom
Though sports channels aren’t part of Cablevision’s bundling complaint against Viacom, the case filed in February could affect several smaller sports networks. The issue comes down t ...
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ACC v. Maryland
When Maryland chose to leave the ACC for presumably bigger dollars in the Big Ten, its president, Wallace Loh, was adamant that the exit fee of $50 million wouldn’t be enforceable. It was excessive in its punishment, and Maryland was one of two ACC schools that didn’t vote for it last ye ...
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Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc.
News that a group of Native Americans in March had filed a complaint against the Washington Redskins started the latest iteration of this long-running controversy. Five Native Americans filed th ...
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Remembering George Gallantz
Proskauer traditionally is one of the most active law practices in sports. Some of its former attorneys have become among the most powerful figures in sports, notably NBA Commissioner David Stern and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, while current Proskauer sports group co-head Howard Ganz and Proskaue ...
New Jersey gambling
New Jersey lawmakers are still reeling from a recent setback to the state’s push to legalize sports gambling, which Gov. Chris Christie has championed as a taxable business for the cash-strapped state. In late February, U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp struck down New Jersey’s sports ...
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Broadcasters v. Aereo
The ability of broadcasters to afford sports media rights could be threatened if broadcasters lose their case against Aereo. Aereo is the upstart service that charges a small monthly fee to deliver broadcast signals via the Internet. It also offers a cloud-based DVR service. ...
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