Important Sports & Sports Law News
Week of October 8, 2017
?Read of the Week:
Six days in September: NFL players seized control as league scrambled https://t.co/VhYhIuvVGs via @DVNJr & @SethWickersham
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 1, 2017
⚖️Litigation Lane:
NFL Concussion Settlement
My deep-dive into the disturbing maze of obstacles facing players in the #NFL Concussion Settlement.https://t.co/JVudwHJgZD
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 9, 2017
#BREAKING NY @AGSchneiderman files Memorandum of Law in EDPA regarding predatory lender RD Legal
PDF: https://t.co/GPnggNUWqa pic.twitter.com/WWlgVTuFkN— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 2, 2017
NYAG: “The plain language of the settlement agreement clearly prohibits assignments of settlement benefits.” pic.twitter.com/Ohpk8r22G4
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 2, 2017
.@AGSchneiderman: “assignment clauses found in RD Legal’s contracts— are void, invalid, and of no force and effect.”
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 2, 2017
Parties Clash Over Plan to Buy NFL Players’ Concussion Settlement Stakes https://t.co/xsaXulu1QW via @MMitchellTLI
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 3, 2017
Judge Urged To Ax Fee Objection In NFL Concussion Case https://t.co/5SGkJKEm6f pic.twitter.com/1OBD4VRRNy
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 5, 2017
$67M that CLCC said had been paid out is well short of initial projections of $243M in 1st year. Will they close the $175M gap in 60 days? https://t.co/sXrP1hbQ8B
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 5, 2017
Ezekiel Elliott
A hearing was held in a Fifth Circuit federal courtroom in New Orleans on Monday, October 2. Here’s all you need to know about the hearing:
Special edition of the Blitz recaps all the major arguments and highlights of today’s #EzekielElliott hearing.https://t.co/xNrJzXJcHo
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 3, 2017
NFLPA files supplemental authority w/ CA5 to bolster pt that exhaustion is not jurisdictional: https://t.co/LUGus7Kcuh pic.twitter.com/0DuKQONeEJ
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 3, 2017
News: NFL files supplemental brief on jurisdiction with Fifth Circuit (h/t @SheillaDingus) https://t.co/auoD4KMmet
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 3, 2017
NFL argues against NFLPA’s filing of a placeholder suit, while not acknowledging the elephant in the room. pic.twitter.com/qZPHohhpJF
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 3, 2017
Cowboys bye in WK 6 sets the stage for a potentially busy week on the federal court docket, w/ CA5 decision and possible TRO motion in SDNY.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 8, 2017
Judge Prado holds the key as potential 5th Circuit swing vote, as Graves (NFLPA) and Elrod (NFL) already leaning. https://t.co/qzpRw4VRoV
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 8, 2017
Judge Prado is thoughtful, wise, fair–and like Roberts, he’s an incremental pragmatist, far from an activist. Key vote in capable hands. https://t.co/xvqUJlA47q
— Amit Vora (@amit_r_vora) October 8, 2017
Fifth Circuit’s inaction cuts both ways: no harm/emergency to NFL, but also could be to afford NFLPA time to seek TRO in NY during bye week.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 8, 2017
Erin Henderson vs. NY Jets
Linebacker Says Jets Fired Him Over Bipolar Disorder https://t.co/tEQAWFrLQw via @Law360 pic.twitter.com/5LTkk7JAAT
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 2, 2017
NCAA Concussion Lawsuits
Florida, Purdue face legal scrutiny in college football head injuries lawsuit https://t.co/grdJPpIWgi via @ByBerkowitz
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 1, 2017
WWE Brain Injury Lawsuit
Judge Leaning Toward WWE In Wrestling Brain Injury Suits https://t.co/k5iYXnkYr0 via @Law360 pic.twitter.com/nDD6013ReB
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 3, 2017
NHL Concussion Injury Litigation
Hearing on retired players’ motion for class certification in NHL concussion case rescheduled for 12/7/17 at 1:30 pm: pic.twitter.com/OPRMLva9Yv
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 7, 2017
NCAA Minimum Wage Lawsuit
New lawsuit brought against NCAA, 20 schools in ED Pa. seeks ruling that scholarship athletes are “employees”: https://t.co/qX0mOx4Ikz
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 3, 2017
FLSA lawsuit seeks unpaid “minimum wages” from 20 NCAA Division I member schools located within the Third Circuit: https://t.co/pabOS8OPdE
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 3, 2017
New lawsuit alleges scholarship athletes inc. hockey players at 20 NCAA schools are employees & should be paid.https://t.co/4IGP6qYKky pic.twitter.com/YrzExv6GFT
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) October 3, 2017
New lawsuit seeking to classify scholarship athletes as “employees” says it’s different from Berger/ Dawson cases: pic.twitter.com/imIzF1G0Yk
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 4, 2017
Buffalo Jills Minimum Wage Lawsuit
Appellate court upholds Buffalo Jills’ right to pursue lawsuit against Bills, NFL https://t.co/lVfgLdznFK pic.twitter.com/vSdil1beFV
— The Buffalo News (@TheBuffaloNews) October 4, 2017
Rams Fan PSL Lawsuit
Rams Fight Fan’s Counterclaim Dismiss Bid In Ticket Suit https://t.co/VFfA3xvkKi via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 4, 2017
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Ahead of NBA Season, Top Players’ Lawyer Switches Teams https://t.co/XzrPtW6n2X via @AmericanLawyer
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 6, 2017
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?Crime Blotter:
NCAA Basketball Scandal
Federal probe could uncover deeper roots in college basketball scandal https://t.co/3US9E9tGXz via @usatoday
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 1, 2017
Sonny Vaccaro: ‘Floodgates’ about to break for NCAA https://t.co/34pFxePxzt via @SInow
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 3, 2017
The NCAA robs athletes of their names, likenesses + peak earning years. That’s the bigger underlying crime. My col: https://t.co/KXVIl1rs5U
— Sally Jenkins (@sallyjenx) October 3, 2017
The fallout from Louisville’s latest scandal continues to grow https://t.co/bvXm96fDfi
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 6, 2017
Arizona recruit Jahvon Quinerly hires well-known #sportslawyer Alan Milstein (@amilst44) amid FBI investigation: https://t.co/VKpvBGQm4Y
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 7, 2017
Cuban Ballplayer Smuggling
Feds Push For Stiff Sentences In Ballplayer Smuggling Case https://t.co/pR7hZbWwAt via @Law360 pic.twitter.com/ehA0YBlMGZ
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 6, 2017
?NFL Sidelines:
10 Years ago this week congressional hearings took place on difficulty of players receiving NFL disabilityhttps://t.co/wrPkD1ve8J
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 1, 2017
Little has changed in 10 years. Players still struggle-even fewer neurocognitive claims paid since concussion settlement claims filing began https://t.co/0a8aeIaQE1
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 1, 2017
If they have figures that would dispute this dubious conclusion, why won’t they release the numbers?
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 1, 2017
This is the information I requested:
Chargers’ loyalty questions continue as Eagles fans arrive https://t.co/58voPGWcGJ
— NFLCSFacts (@NFLObjectors) October 1, 2017
The Rams Are Suffering The NFL’s Worst Attendance Decline In Decades https://t.co/w8fLIR6dTB
— Sam Gandy MD PhD (@samgandy) October 2, 2017
NFL should avoid pitting teams that played on Thursday against teams that played on Monday https://t.co/2vIJg0sFUg
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 2, 2017
1,200 Football Players’ Personal Data Exposed In NFL Leak — Colin Kaepernick Included via @forbes https://t.co/NZlH1Pw7P0
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 4, 2017
NFL could eliminate rule prohibiting rookies from practice field until school year ends https://t.co/mWo8EuDRsD via @NFLCharean
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 4, 2017
?NCAA Notebook:
Black athletes in college have long been exploited. Disproportionately Black ?&?plyrs have made admin & coaches rich https://t.co/sZKmbQh4lJ
— Ant #PoloZo Crew (@CleatEliteAnfro) October 2, 2017
How does the @NCAA cheat college athletes?
Write a book, CAN’T mention participation in sports.@Macalester Prez:https://t.co/Kex6fiUvqj
— Warren K. Zola (@WarrenKZola) October 3, 2017
NCAA May Revamp Student-Athlete Transfer Rule https://t.co/yEOy85s9ye via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 6, 2017
?Concussion Discussion:
A look at the moral maze of concussions https://t.co/fdHlZgnpwW
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 3, 2017
✊?✊✊?✊?✊?Athlete Activism:
From last week:
LeBron’s “U Bum” Is the Perfect Burn https://t.co/V8bb6f1DXm via @freedarko— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 1, 2017
Last week, about 180 NFL players didn’t stand for the National Anthem. This week? 11. pic.twitter.com/L1NAIXKyZx
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 1, 2017
Because Dee Smith was completely out to lunch, and missed opportunity to put owners on their heels. Same week he stole his continuing power https://t.co/xuJWPK57CD
— wwilson (@brewonsouthu) October 2, 2017
Cedric Ingram-Lewis & Larry McCullough were kicked off of their football team last night. Cedric raised a fist. Larry took a knee.
TEXAS. pic.twitter.com/Pm5ZqMJu4T
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 30, 2017
I’d point these kids (& the school) to SCOTUS case WV State Board of Education v. Barnette. I hope a good TX attorney or @ACLUTx reps them. https://t.co/89vT1kgDCm
— Ricky Volante (@EssexAce13) October 1, 2017
Before the anthem, Ravens and Steelers bowed their heads in prayer—and the fans booed. @SI_PeterKing on the scene https://t.co/LUYUoSO95E pic.twitter.com/i1tbGaz7wn
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) October 2, 2017
“And this is what it’s come to in the NFL: fans so on edge they have no idea what they’re booing, or why.” https://t.co/h2VN1Xarc0
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 2, 2017
Colin Kaepernick Took a Knee for All of Us https://t.co/AUKAvJQW1P via @NoelRansome
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 3, 2017
Gregg Popovich: ‘We still have no clue of what being born white means.’ pic.twitter.com/whTL7y4ktu
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 25, 2017
?STOP USING PICS OF DISABLED VETERANS to further your agenda when those same veterans are being denied their benefits and commiting suicide
— Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) September 25, 2017
NFL fans booing pre-anthem protests shows that this was never about patriotism https://t.co/GllDT7jzOf @_Zeets nailed this! ?
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 3, 2017
The Psychology of Taking a Knee https://t.co/Gl0SHUH6Kz
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 4, 2017
.@AnquanBoldin goes to Washington https://t.co/VayxrA7raG via @byDavidGardner
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 6, 2017
Giants’ Brandon Marshall on mental health awareness: ‘That’s what I want my legacy to be’ https://t.co/n68XAk3Lec via @JamesKratch
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 7, 2017
?The Scoop on Sports Betting:
NJ Sports Betting Case Gets December Date In US Supreme Court , via @LSPReport – https://t.co/jcvCjmbieJ
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 7, 2017
Conversation is moving past expansion of #sportsbetting and into integrity. @WALLACHLEGAL elaborates via @MGRUETZEhttps://t.co/McLr8X9wkx pic.twitter.com/lwJnQSGNss
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 6, 2017
Don’t gamble away federalism: What’s at stake in the NJ sports betting case before #SCOTUS, via @IlyaSomin https://t.co/pFpbxl4ACq
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 5, 2017
American Gaming Association meeting w/ players to get their perspective in sports betting: https://t.co/deygE8B4s2
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) October 5, 2017
My deep-dive on the U.S. sports betting landscape: “The ‘Shifting Line’ of Sports Betting Legalization” (https://t.co/jGchcSMZC0)
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 6, 2017
