Sports Litigation Alert

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Charles Oakley was ejected from a New York Knicks’ game in February 2017. He responded by suing James Dolan, Madison Square Garden and affiliates, alleging various cause of action. After two trips to the Second Circuit, Oakley’s only remaining causes of action were for physical assault and battery and nonphysical […]

By Dr. Rachel S. Silverman Dekaeda Davis (Davis) is a Cumberland Valley High School (CVHS) student and a former member of the junior varsity cheerleading team. She alleges she faced disability- and sex-based discrimination, bullying, and retaliation while participating in the school’s cheerleading program. Defendants include Cumberland Valley School District, Michael Craig, Haro...

By Clare Maness, Esq. Somehow, Penn State just can’t shake its sex-abuse legacy. This past spring, almost a decade and a half after Jerry Sandusky sustained multiple convictions for sexual abuse during his tenure as an assistant football coach for the Nittany Lions, the Third Circuit took on an appeal involving allegations against Penn State, […]

By Kyle Conkle The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently addressed an issue that has implications well beyond the NFL concussion litigation. That issue addresses the question of what happens when the language of a settlement, policy, or agreement does not align with how people later interpret or apply it? In […]

By: Katelyn Kohler, Esq. A copyright dispute between Sony Music Entertainment and the University of Southern California quietly closed this spring, but the underlying facts leave athletic departments across the country with a clear warning where game footage rights do not equate to music synchronization rights, and confusing the two carries multi-million-dollar exposure. History...