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US v. Shortt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Sentencing, Sports Law
In case involving physician who gave steroids to professional football players from the NFL's Carolina Panthers, conviction and sentence based on...

Green v. Fornario

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Sports Law, Trademark
In an unfair competition suit brought by a former MLB pitcher raising claims of misdescription, dilution, and cybersquatting, a decision declining to...

Triple Tee Golf, Inc. v. Nike, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sports Law, Trade Secrets
In a suit brought against Nike and others involving claims of misappropriation of trade secrets by certain golf clubs, summary judgment for Nike and...

Jennings v. Univ. of N. Carolina

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Sports Law
In a suit by a college athlete alleging sexual harassment by her coach, summary judgment for defendants is reversed on plaintiff's Title IX and 42...

Carter v. Escondido Union High Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law
In a suit for wrongful termination claiming employer declined to reelect plaintiff to his probationary teaching position in retaliation for blowing...

US Dep't of Educ. v. NCAA

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Sports Law
In an investigation involving a university basketball team's violations of intercollegiate athletic league rules, a denial of motion for a protective...

Gulfstream Park Racing Ass'n v. Tampa Bay Downs, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Gaming Law, Sports Law
In dispute over enforceability of contracts under Florida's Pari-Mutuel Wagering Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed as the Wagering Act...

Zuehlsdorf v. Simi Valley Unified Sch. Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Sports Law
In case where minor female was prevented from participating in public high school athletics and was reinstated after successful writ of mandate and...

Matrix Group Ltd., Inc. v. Rawlings Sporting Goods Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sports Law
In a breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, and tortious interference suit arising from Rawlings Sporting Goods Company's termination of an...

Quad Cities Open, Inc. v. City of Silvis

Government Law, Sports Law, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a dispute over whether admission receipts at a charitable golf tournament were taxable, summary judgment for the city is reversed where, despite...