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Mansourian v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Sports Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Title IX action against a university arising after the university required women on the co-ed wrestling team to...

Kentucky Speedway, LLC v. Nat'l Ass'n of Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Government Law, Sports Law
In an action against NASCAR and an affiliated company that owns multiple racetracks, alleging violation of federal antitrust laws by not sanctioning a...

Myers v. Lutsen Mountains Corp.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a tort action arising out of injuries sustained by plaintiff while skiing on defendant's mountain, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Wagner v. Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law, Transportation
In a tort action arising out of a motorcycle crash, denial of defendant's post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law is reversed where: 1) a...

Lowery v. Jefferson County Bd. of Educ.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Sports Law
In a section 1983 suit brought against a county Board of Education (Board) by the parents of children who were dismissed from a high school football...

White v. Nat'l Football League

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law
In a case involving whether, after NFL quarterback Michael Vick was convicted of dog fighting charges, his team was entitled to recover certain bonus...

In re Lister

Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sports Law
Decision of the PTO affirming the examiner's rejection of petitioner's claims of his application involving a manuscript for playing golf is vacated...

Williams v. Nat'l. Football League

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law
In an action for breach of a collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL players' union based on drug testing issues, the district...

Office of the Comm'r of Baseball v. Markell

Gaming Law, Sports Law
Denial of a motion for preliminary injunction filed by various sports leagues seeking to prevent Delaware officials from implementing parts of its...

US v. Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Sports Law
In cases arising from the federal investigation of the Bay Area Lab Cooperative (Balco) and its alleged distribution of illegal steroids to...