The Atlanta Braves organization has found itself the subject of an American with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit. Filed in Georgia federal court, the suit alleges that the organization rejected an IT director candidate because he is deaf.[1] The complainant, Clyde McKinney Jr., is an experienced IT professional who also happens to be deaf. He is... Continue Reading →
EA Sports (EA) is being sued by the Brandr Group (TBG) over the name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal it offered to college athletes for the new College Football video game.[1] EA worked with OneTeam Partners to facilitate any group deals for the game pursuant to an agreement made in May, 2023.[2] The game is... Continue Reading →
[1] Last month just days before America’s biggest sporting event of the year, former NFL wide receiver Michael Irvin was pulled from his NFL Network coverage of Super Bowl 57. Irvin lost not only his scheduled appearance alongside Stephen A. Smith on the hit ESPN show “First Take,” but many paid personal appearances in the... Continue Reading →
[1] On Thursday February 9th, retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed three defamation lawsuits in Mississippi against fellow retired NFL players Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee, as well as against Mississippi State Auditor Shad White.[2] Favre has sued the three men over allegations that they made false and defamatory statements regarding his alleged involvement in... Continue Reading →
Ten players filed an 89-page complaint in Maryland federal court on Thursday, stating that they were denied fair evaluation for disability plan claims. They allege that former injured players who applied for the Player Disability & Survivor Benefit Plan and NFL Player Disability & Neurocognitive Benefit Plan were arbitrarily denied funds, and those who did... Continue Reading →
[1] On November 15, a consortium of investors filed a class-action lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida against the founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, along with several high-profile athletes and Hollywood celebrities, including seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, NBA superstar Stephen Curry, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, tennis star Naomi Osaka, and “Seinfeld” creator... Continue Reading →
Star free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has filed a lawsuit against Nike alleging the company has withheld millions of dollars owed to him from an endorsement deal. The lawsuit is alleging that Beckham has suffered damages of $20,625,000 plus prejudgment interest. Beckham agreed to a deal with Nike in 2017 that was... Continue Reading →
[1] Last Thursday, in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri, 19-year-old American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann filed a lawsuit accusing chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others of maliciously colluding to defame him and ruining his career by blacklisting him from chess.[2] Niemann is seeking an award of at least... Continue Reading →
[1] LIV Golf has joined a group of its players — including Major champions Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau— in an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour.[2] Backed by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, the upstart series is further escalating its bitter struggle for the hearts, minds, and wallets of golf fans.[3] In August,... 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 →