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Sports Law Development of the Week: Milwaukee Bucks Player Sues City of Milwaukee, city Police Chief, and 8 Officers Over January Incident
July 11, 2018
Sports Law Development of the Week: Milwaukee Bucks Player Sues City of Milwaukee, city Police Chief, and 8 Officers Over January Incident

In late June, Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown filed a federal lawsuit over an incident in January 2018, when he claims eight Milwaukee police officers beat, tased, and unlawfully arrested him for a parking violation.

Sports Law Development of the Week: Dustin Fowler's Negligence Suit Against White Sox Remanded to Illinois State Court
July 4, 2018
Sports Law Development of the Week: Dustin Fowler's Negligence Suit Against White Sox Remanded to Illinois State Court

After suffering a significant injury at the White Sox's Guaranteed Rate Field in his June 2017 MLB debut, then-Yankees player Dustin Fowler sued the club in Illinois state court. After removal to federal court, the case was remanded to Illinois state court in late June.

Sports Law Development of the Week: Seventh Circuit Deals Another Blow to NCAA Transfer Rule Challenge
June 27, 2018
Sports Law Development of the Week: Seventh Circuit Deals Another Blow to NCAA Transfer Rule Challenge

The Seventh Circuit's ruling in Deppe is the latest setback for athletes attempting to invalidate the NCAA's rules restricting their ability to freely transfer between institutions.

Sports Law Development of the Week: Federal Judge Rules Former NFL Player Wrongly Denied Disability Benefits
June 20, 2018
Sports Law Development of the Week: Federal Judge Rules Former NFL Player Wrongly Denied Disability Benefits

Former NFL player Darryl Ashmore granted benefits under Player Disability and Neurocognitive Benefit Plan after federal judge finds Plan made erroneous decisions and acted arbitrarily and capriciously.

Sports Law Development of the Week: Trevor Bauer Sues Training Company Over Unauthorized Use of his Intellectual Property
June 13, 2018
Sports Law Development of the Week: Trevor Bauer Sues Training Company Over Unauthorized Use of his Intellectual Property

Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer filed a federal lawsuit in Louisiana alleging a baseball training organization misappropriated his intellectual property and trademarks when it analyzed his pitching style.

Sports Law Development of the Week: Concussion Lawsuit Facing U.S. Soccer Federation
June 6, 2018
Sports Law Development of the Week: Concussion Lawsuit Facing U.S. Soccer Federation

Two youth soccer players have filed a putative class action lawsuit against the U.S Soccer Federation and the U.S. Youth Soccer Association for failing to require players to wear protective headgear, which they say could have reduced concussion and other head injury risks.

Sports Law Development of the Week: Keith Humphery's Title IX Lawsuit Against Michigan State
May 30, 2018
Sports Law Development of the Week: Keith Humphery's Title IX Lawsuit Against Michigan State

Former Michigan State football player Keith Mumphery has sued the school over its handling of the sexual misconduct claims against him, claiming it violated his due process right and protections under Title IX.

Sports Law Development of the Week: Skechers Sues Adidas Over Involvement in FBI-NCAA Probe
May 16, 2018
Sports Law Development of the Week: Skechers Sues Adidas Over Involvement in FBI-NCAA Probe

Skechers hits Adidas with unfair competition and false advertised charges in a complaint filed in California federal court. This is just the latest legal feud between the two footwear industry rivals.

Featured document of the week for the week of April 30
April 30, 2018
Featured document of the week for the week of April 30

Every week on the SLA Blog, we will focus on at least one specific document recently added to the SLA library.