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Plaintiff in lawsuit over Liverpool purchase seeks documents from Fenway Sports Group05 / 20 / 13The owner of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group, has been able to stay out of the years-long controversy and lawsuits sparked by its 2010 purchase of Liverpool FC — until last week. Mill Financial, a former lender to Liverpool, asked a New York state court on Monday to launch legal pro... Tags: Law and Politics |
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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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10 sports law cases to watch
Photo by: Getty Images Given all the dealmaking taking place and the competitive nature of sports, lawsuits are inevitable. But the dockets atcourthouses across the country include a number of cases that co ...
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Dryer et al. v. NFL
Six former NFL players, led by Fred Dryer, sued NFL Films in 2009 for not paying them when the league used their images and footage in videos and shows. In March, the NFL announced a $50 million settlement, and the court has given preliminary approval, but the six original plaintiffs are not on boar ...
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Lawsuit over Super Bowl seats heats up
A lawyer for the fans suing the NFL over the 2011 Super Bowl seating fiasco questioned whether Bill McConnell, a top league events executive, was in a “drunken state” the night before the game, according to a transcript of McConnell’s March 1 deposition, part of which was filed las ...
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Insurer: Lawsuit could cost NFL $2.5B
The NFL could pay $2.5 billion if it loses a federal class action lawsuit brought by retirees who say they were injured by concussions suffered from the sport, a league insurer recently told a New York state court. And that is on top of the hundreds of millions of dollars the NFL’s own lawyer ...
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NFL insurance policies missing
The NFL is missing insurance policies dating back to the late 1960s, sources familiar with the situation said, a circumstance that could complicate the league’s legal defense against the carriers suing over their liability to the related concussion litigation. The NFL wants a group of more ...
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Public face of concussions case
A purposefully grim scene played out last week in the basement conference room of the swanky Hotel Monaco in Philadelphia. Around a dozen reporters, recorders and cameras humming, converged on former Philadelphia Eagle and New England Patriot Kevin Turner, who is suffering from ALS and who said he m ...
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NFL seeks dismissal of antitrust suit
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition. The NFL asked a federal court last week to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by cap maker American Needle, more than 12 years after the league signed a licensing contract with Reebok that sparked the claim and three years after a U ...
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Arguments set for gambling suit
Stalled politics killed New Jersey’s chance at legal sports betting 21 years ago. Now, the state is fighting for another opportunity to bring Las Vegas-style sports betting to the heavily populated tri-state area. New Jersey is challenging the constitutionality of the Professional and Amate ...
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Blue-chips and bargains: Highest, lowest rates
Highest cost per spot Station (Network) Market Air date Program Start time (ET) Cost per spot Buyer KCNC (CBS) Denver Sept. 30 Oakland-Denver 4 p.m. $104,000 (2 min.) ...
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