Scott Seldin and Andy Kohlberg, minority owners of the Phoenix Suns, are suing majority owner Mat Ishbia.[1]They allege that Ishbia “is using the franchise as his ‘personal piggy bank’ and that the Suns’ governor has sunken a once-profitable team into the red.”[2] Ishbia countersued Seldin and Kohlberg last month after they originally filed suit against... Continue Reading →
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the Los Angeles Angels in connection with pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ death in 2019.[1] Skaggs died after he was provided a fentanyl-laced pill by Angels employee Eric Kay. Kay was in the hotel room the night before Skaggs overdosed on alcohol and opioids.[2] The two main plaintiffs in this... Continue Reading →
. As a result of a class action antitrust lawsuit, the NCAA has agreed to pay 303 Million dollars to volunteer college coaches.[1] In the lawsuit, these volunteer coaches alleged that the NCAA engaged in illegal wage fixing under a rule that prohibited schools from paying them.[2] The NCAA agreed to cap the number of... Continue Reading →
Last week, prosecutors charged Lester T. Jones, Jr., a former finance executive for the Atlanta Hawks, with one count of wire fraud.[1] Prosecutors claim he “arranged for the Hawks to pay American Express nearly $230,000 for ‘fraudulently incurred expenses.’” [2] Jones worked in the Hawks’ accounting and finance department from March 2016 through June 2025.[3] He was the... Continue Reading →
In a lawsuit filed in Benton County Court on October 20, a former coach at Oregon State is suing the school for 4.5 million dollars.[1] The former rowing coach, Gabriel Winkler, named the school and its athletic director, Scott Barnes, in the suit.[2] Winkler coached the men’s rowing team for a total of 11 years.[3] He asserted... Continue Reading →
Jack Nicklaus, 85, was awarded $50 million by a jury in West Palm Beach, Florida. The award stemmed from a defamation suit against Jack Nicklaus’ former company, Nicklaus Companies LLC.[1] The suit detailed allegations that the company defamed Nicklaus and interfered with his contractual rights, and the litigation started in 2022 when Nicklaus’ former company first... Continue Reading →
Elaine Chen, a former vice president of finance for the Jets Organization, has filed a lawsuit against the team.[1] This suit alleges that Chen was retaliated against after complaining of sexual harassment by team president Hymie Elhai. [2] The lawsuit also alleged that an anonymous email was sent to several employees which accused Elhai of sending inappropriate... Continue Reading →
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has filed an appeal, citing “new evidence” of prosecutorial misconduct.[1] Sandusky is currently in prison on child sex abuse charges.[2] He was convicted in 2012 on more than 45 counts of child sex abuse and was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison. He was resentenced to the... Continue Reading →
Twelve former N.C. State athletes have filed suit against the school alleging sexual abuse.[1] The twelve male athletes are named as “John Doe” plaintiffs, in the lawsuit to protect their identities.[2] This lawsuit alleges misconduct by Robert Murphy, Jr., who was the former director of sports medicine at the school.[3] Murphy is one of nine other defendants who... Continue Reading →
Eight men who were employed by the Detroit Tigers have been accused of misconduct toward women since 2023.[1] The eight men accused included four vice presidents and two other high-ranking officials.[2] The report by The Athletic involved interviews with 45 current and former employees, emails, HR documents, text messages, and court records.[3] Seven of the eight men... Continue Reading →