Litigation Lane:
News: Antitrust lawsuit filed vs. NFL and 28 teams alleging conspiracy to fix compensation of cheerleaders. Class action status requested.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) February 1, 2017
Cheerleader antitrust lawsuit accuses the NFL and 28 teams of illegally agreeing to depress wages in 7 ways: pic.twitter.com/yxlBhD5vSt
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) February 1, 2017
#NHL loses judgment after arguing former players ‘mere puppets’ in lawsuit #concussion https://t.co/2vC0P0VsAY via @rwesthead
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) February 1, 2017
Lawsuit says NCAA, Riddell didn’t educate on head injuries https://t.co/tpVl3AcdwV
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) February 1, 2017
49ers have sued Aldon Smith in federal court to recover $341.6K of his signing bonus (h/t @eriqgardner @WillReeveJr) https://t.co/y2HsKtcOtn
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 31, 2017
49ers are asking the court to confirm (uphold) an arbitration award which required Aldon Smith to repay the $341.K: https://t.co/ZGtWZ9MbQB
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 31, 2017
— Stabler Foundation (@XOXOFoundation) January 30, 2017
New Hearing Scheduled in #WWE Concussion Lawsuit: Plaintiffs Seeking to Have Depositions Unsealed https://t.co/okr4k16931 via @411mania
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) February 1, 2017
Crime Blotter:
BREAKING: Will Smith killer Cardell Hayes’ sentencing delayed to March 27 @NOLANews https://t.co/tm8SUJNqho
— Ken Daley (@Ken_Daley) January 31, 2017
NFL Sidelines:
MIT Prof. @jleonardmit Wants #Deflategate Flawed Physics Exposed for Future Generations https://t.co/ED6ml65qm6 via @BostInno
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 31, 2017
DeMaurice Smith: Tom Brady should have never gone through that #Deflategate https://t.co/HlreY09NoI via @JoshAlper
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 31, 2017
#Falcons worried about handling of painkillers-released emails reveal $81,000 spent on painkillers in 2009 https://t.co/1t7Jo4iIKs / @SInow
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 31, 2017
The real inside story on what went down between the Raiders and Sheldon Aldelson this weekend, via @RalstonReports: https://t.co/EwQUdpsWY4
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 31, 2017
A story with no heroes, the parting of Adelson and the Raiders is leaving behind a lot of bad blood and an uncertain future for the stadium. https://t.co/SutNU5Jneg
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) January 31, 2017
ICYMI the #Raiders lost Sheldon Adelson’s backing and could lose Goldman Sachs too:https://t.co/fpX3jEVKZ2 pic.twitter.com/OexP4mkgfl
— Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors) January 31, 2017
Everything you need to know about the NFL’s investigation into Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott, via @khairopoulos https://t.co/QaoKTEKMeF
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 31, 2017
The NFL has denied Super Bowl week credentials to Barstool Sports over a Deflategate sit-in at the league office https://t.co/QG5qqHbjgA
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 31, 2017
NFL rejects GNC’s Super Bowl advertisement
https://t.co/UanvfFDr1J via @daringantt— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 31, 2017
Kyle Shanahan’s backpack and game plan accidentally taken by reporter at media night https://t.co/QwiFZdJviM
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 31, 2017
MLB Strike Zone:
Dan (@WALLACHLEGAL) and Dan (@WerlySportsLaw) discuss the MLB’s sanction of the Cardinals on the latest @ConductPod https://t.co/0uxJI8gymQ pic.twitter.com/Rfu4Spj0Rx
— The White Bronco (@TheWhiteBronc) January 31, 2017
Only on twitter can we have the Commissioner of Major League Baseball feuding with an incarcerated man. https://t.co/IxdD1bmEeD
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 31, 2017
Rob Manfred has released a statement regarding the Cardinals hacking situation and Chris Correa’s tweet today. pic.twitter.com/537stcTmGS
— Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) January 31, 2017
Mystery solved as to how Christopher Correa was able to tweet out a response to the MLB’s penalty from inside prison https://t.co/CjjQzi28O6 pic.twitter.com/NxrBDuXT71
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 31, 2017
“There’s this assumption that we’re all making a ton of money, and it’s just not true.” https://t.co/FTzrqT82Y7
— For The Win (@ForTheWin) January 31, 2017
NCAA Notebook:
Breaking: NCAA moves to dismiss ex-NW BB player Johnny Vassar’s suit. Calls transfer rule “obviously necessary”
PDF https://t.co/camGDRNZMY pic.twitter.com/ZutuXGSGNm
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 31, 2017
NCAA: Players changing teams “might be acceptable to fans of professional sports” but would “destroy” college sports https://t.co/camGDRNZMY pic.twitter.com/Xo8Sxzhq2A
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 31, 2017
Title IX
Government opens Title IX investigation into Vanderbilt University https://t.co/z6Kh5qbOfK via @WKRN
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) February 1, 2017
ICYMI @MitchAbramsPsyD discusses how improvements must be made to rid college campuses of the athletic rape culturehttps://t.co/i28jfeEbue
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) February 1, 2017
The Scoop on Sports Betting:
Sports betting in America? An estimated $4.7B will be wagered on Super Bowl 51, nearly 97% of it illegally: pic.twitter.com/UlJuC59h3x
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 31, 2017
how the nomination of Gorsuch – not Hardiman – for Supreme Court could help NJ sports betting cause https://t.co/HXuiL9pAW1 #sportsbiz
— John Brennan (@BergenBrennan) February 1, 2017
#DFS legalization debate heats up in Nebraska https://t.co/XLjPQ4bQCe via @CalvinAyreNews
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) February 1, 2017
NJ sports betting plot twist: if Hardiman (in DC for the SCOTUS pick) becomes the SG, the NJ cert grant prospects take a major hit.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) February 1, 2017
Hardiman was part of the majority that sided with the leagues (9-3) in the Third Circuit en banc decision. https://t.co/ypt3TEcCbo
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) February 1, 2017
Is DraftKings-FanDuel Merger Threatened by Antitrust Laws? https://t.co/q9PWBLl0Es via @Casino_Org
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 31, 2017
DraftKings Faces Legal Battles In US But Cleverly Breaks Into EUhttps://t.co/ddFDBVsN7g
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 31, 2017
This & That:
Pat Tillman’s widow slams Donald Trump’s refugee ban: ‘This is not what he died for’ https://t.co/Euippzasi4 pic.twitter.com/8nkcAExpox
— Boston Herald (@bostonherald) January 31, 2017
Six-Time NBA All-Star is unlikely celebrity in the Holy Land . . . – https://t.co/Sf4iKkkGiy
— SportsBarker (@SportsBarker) January 31, 2017
Arthur Blank concerned with the things President Trump says and the thing he did not say https://t.co/m9KchvosWO
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 31, 2017
Martellus Bennett: I probably won’t go to White House if we win https://t.co/j9gaLF58aw
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 31, 2017