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Karas v. Stevell

Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a suit arising from allegations that the plaintiff, a minor, was injured while playing in an organized ice hockey game when he was bodychecked from...

DDB Techs., L.L.C. v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Patent, Sports Law
In an infringement suit involving patents relating to a method for generating a computer simulation of a live event for display on a viewer's...

Miken Composites, L.L.C. v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Sports Law
In litigation stemming from the enforcement of a patent relating to an improved softball and baseball bat design, summary judgment of non-infringement...

Goldstein v. Pataki

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sports Law
In case involving eminent domain and a proposed stadium for the New Jersey Nets, dismissal of complaint alleging that eminent domain action violates...

US v. Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Sports Law
The United States may retain certain evidence it seized from Major League Baseball's drug testing administrator, and enforce an additional subpoena,...

Hollonbeck v. US Olympic Comm.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Sports Law
In a challenge to the United States Olympic Committee's policy of providing Athlete Support Programs only to Olympic team members, to the exclusion of...

Blackburn v. Oaktree Capital Mgmt., LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Sports Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action seeking damages and declaratory relief in relation to plaintiffs' purchase of membership rights in a golf club, an appeal from an order...

Will v. Northwestern University

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a wrongful death suit arising from the death of a Northwestern University football player during practice, in multiple appeals from multiple...

Haymon v. Pettit

Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
A baseball park operator owes no duty to warn or protect non-patron spectators who are injured while chasing foul balls that are hit out of the...

Long v. Dunlop Sports Group Ams., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law
In WARN Act case where golf ball manufacturer ceased all production without prior notice, but did give notice at the time of shutdown, summary...