Photo via Golfweek - USA Today Jack Nicklaus, the world’s greatest golfer, and arguably one of the best course designers, finds himself in litigation against his old business partner, Howard Milstein. In 2007, Milstein bought Nicklaus’s intellectual property and golf course design services for $145 million.[1] Milstein's business, Nicklaus Companies LLC, sued Nicklaus in May,... Continue Reading →
[1] Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and world-renown rapper Drake are accused in a new $10 million lawsuit of stealing the intellectual property rights to a documentary film — “Black Ice” — about the old, segregated Canadian hockey league for black players.[2] This past week, Billy Hunter, former longtime head of the NBA Players... Continue Reading →
The Opening Ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics kicked off in Pyeongchang a little over a week ago. Other than a cafeteria spat between a Canadian and a Russian official concerning Russia’s systematic doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, these games have been controversy free—at least in Korea. While not new, one recurring legal issue with... Continue Reading →