In a whistleblower suit brought by a former athletic director, a New Jersey Appellate court recently held that a basketball coach’s disclosure to the NCAA of an email to the university’s counsel did not waive the university’s attorney-client privilege. See Hedden v. Kean … [Read more...] about University’s Attorney-Client Privilege Survives Basketball Coach’s Disclosure
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NCAA Football: Why the Big Guys Pay Their Little Brothers to Play
There is no question as to why the University of Michigan or the University of Alabama would pay an Appalachian State University or a University of Buffalo to come to their stadium and play a good ol’ game of football – another win, more profits, and no “home and home.”[1] But … [Read more...] about NCAA Football: Why the Big Guys Pay Their Little Brothers to Play
Jay-Z’s Entry Into the Sports Agent Ring
Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, is considered one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time, having won seventeen Grammy Awards and placed three albums on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. [1] He is also a man of tremendous business acumen, … [Read more...] about Jay-Z’s Entry Into the Sports Agent Ring
A Frontier Tort White Paper: Concussions in the NFL
Editor’s Note: While this blog is normally dedicated to analyzing legal issues in the field of sports and entertainment, this post departs from that to spotlight some excellent work done by 1Ls at Harvard Law School. At HLS in fall 2012, the eighty students in Section Six … [Read more...] about A Frontier Tort White Paper: Concussions in the NFL
The Future of the NFL Faced by Concussion Lawsuits
Last month, the NFL Competition Committee passed another rule restricting the use of helmets as a point of contact during games. The decision was met with a customary (read: excessive) amount of vitriol by fans and players. Many fans seem to think that the NFL is irrationally … [Read more...] about The Future of the NFL Faced by Concussion Lawsuits