Essential Sports & Sports Law Week in Review
?Read of the Week:
Absolutely worth a read:
Is This the End of the NFL? https://t.co/YHcpMFoyGy via @intelligencer— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 27, 2017
⚖️Litigation Lane:
NFL Concussion Settlement
#NFL #Concussion Settlement News:
Chris Seeger is at it again! While the situation is far from humorous, I decided to have a little fun with the opposition brief he filed yesterday in a line for line rebuttal.https://t.co/o1iuDZ4TjB— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 28, 2017
#NFL #Concussion Settlement Class Counsel’s Ties to Third-Party Litigation Funder Raise Questions https://t.co/mDmU6lyyeX via @MMitchellTLI
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 28, 2017
Class Counsel in #NFL #Concussion Case Hit with Accusation of Failure to Disclose Ties to Litigation Funding Firm https://t.co/bhpNqSOjuH
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 28, 2017
Seeger Files Response to Criticism Over Disclosure of Ties to Litigation Funder https://t.co/K3nAZ2YE3Q via @thelegalintel
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 2, 2017
In the most poignant and blistering attack on Seeger’s request for $70M, @PeepsLawyer holds nothing back in his declaration to the Court: pic.twitter.com/w4hl9tC02o
— Paul D. Anderson (@PaulD_Anderson) October 27, 2017
St. Louis vs. NFL
NFL Met St. Louis In Court Today Over Rams Relocation Controversy https://t.co/TEoRi8UP7q
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 1, 2017
College Players vs. Riddell
Ex-Players’ Riddell Helmet Safety Suit Kicked To Illinois https://t.co/jWlUhu9p3U via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 27, 2017
Bledsoe vs. NCAA
https://t.co/v0XhWM8qlF | Court denies NCAA motion to dismiss Amani Bledsoe’s lawsuit
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 30, 2017
Rick Pitino vs. Adidas
Adidas asks for Rick Pitino lawsuit to be dismissed, says he knew of recruiting scandal https://t.co/nmLdmTQDV0
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 29, 2017
?✈️Crime Blotter:
Gymnastics Doctor Cops To Abuse Of Young Athletes https://t.co/npI6PRvxdy via @Law360 pic.twitter.com/rqJWUqDd3I
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 27, 2017
?Concussion Discussion:
Professors of physics, history, and psychology at University of San Diego propose eliminating the school’s football program. The vote was 50-26 against w/30 abstentions – this time. https://t.co/MTFqAoIflu
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 26, 2017
As the professors pointed out, there was a time when no one batted an eye at pregnant women drinking a glass of wine or believed that secondhand smoke could be harmful. As research progresses, things change.
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 26, 2017
Example:
Scientists Claiming To Confirm CTE In First Living Person Is Just The Start https://t.co/cbH7fPFCqp
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 29, 2017
“It appears, a bunch of drunk Saints fans are better equipped at recognizing a potential concussive hit more than Saints head coach Sean Payton” https://t.co/H88FbJLzsl via @SaintsCSC
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 3, 2017
?Player Health & Safety:
“People don’t understand what we through as football players and what our bodies go through,” 49ers safety Eric Reid said. “And he’s laying down on the ground and people are cheering. That’s messed up.” https://t.co/Xo7XaLfMan via @daringantt
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 27, 2017
?NFL Sidelines:
One Game to Remember. Just One. via @NYTimes Awesome piece by @benshpigel on the NFLs one-and-dones and their daunting futures. https://t.co/0GgwNRDUOw
— Ken Belson (@el_belson) November 27, 2017
From this week: Jerry Jones challenging Goodell not a surprise; watched him challenge other owners for years. Special to The Athletic: https://t.co/vu3IrSrrAX
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) November 26, 2017
The Thanksgiving games weren’t great, and the TV ratings reflected it https://t.co/M8nJDjzH29
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 27, 2017
Lane Johnson lawsuit and Players Coalition prove @cyrus4nflpa is right about NFLPA writes @dhellingsports in his debut article for Advocacy for Fairness in Sports https://t.co/EwwRlnYL0P
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 30, 2017
Jameis Winston says he has no fear of a suspension. But he should. https://t.co/6duAQDRVGL
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 30, 2017
The only fun place in the NFL this season has been the end zone https://t.co/OLQRWpl122
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 1, 2017
?NCAA Notebook:
UT’s coach search has already cost $13m. There’s no coach yet. https://t.co/EP86NSlI3O via @sbnation
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 1, 2017
NCAA Hits Ole Miss with Two-Year Bowl Ban, Scholarship Reductions – https://t.co/CBQpnnM7Xs https://t.co/b6N0ojR7FG
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 2, 2017
The #NCAA tolerates academic fraud from #UNC but hammers Ole Miss for paying players. https://t.co/V1CkD8xoPK
— Thomas A. Baker III (@DrTab3) December 1, 2017
✊?✊✊?Athlete Activism:
Basketball: Kaepernick protests ‘touched a nerve’, says Durant https://t.co/0904JAoRYu
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 29, 2017
Players Criticize N.F.L. Over Donation Proposal via @NYTimes https://t.co/J8XYJrKzts
— Ken Belson (@el_belson) November 30, 2017
Eric Reid left Players Coalition in part because Colin Kaepernick was removed https://t.co/AqTyAcvH5t via @NinersNation
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 1, 2017
Did group of #NFL players pimp out Kaepernick’s protest for $100M? https://t.co/ipKC0HwB1Z via @carronJphillips
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 2, 2017
Russell Okung: NFL’s social-justice deal is “a farce” https://t.co/03X6BeqvXz via @ProFootballTalk
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 2, 2017
?The Scoop on Sports Betting:
“It is the most important federalism case the Supreme Court has heard in many, many years.” says @WALLACHLEGAL as the December 4 oral arguments in New Jersey’s #sportsbetting case draw near.https://t.co/LYdwLR43P1 via @scotusreporter
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 26, 2017
Will what happens in Vegas stay (only) in Vegas? Or is #SCOTUS about to open the gates on legalized sports betting? https://t.co/pwdtZqyjZW
— Robert Barnes (@scotusreporter) November 27, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear case on sports betting Monday. My look inside where gambling has been/will go with NFL and sports: https://t.co/I08yuAMRsC
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) November 28, 2017
Insightful interview with experienced #SCOTUS litigator Glen D. Nager
Before #SportsBetting Case, Supreme Court Lawyer Talks Oral Arguments https://t.co/Yp2EiwVVkP via @brettsmiley @sports_handle— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) November 29, 2017
When it comes to sports betting, the NFL is ceding major ground to college football. When (not if) sports betting becomes more broadly legal, operators will need college offerings to remain competitive. https://t.co/nufMhCmYAt
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) December 1, 2017
NFL squandering chance to force President Trump to kneel on gambling case and be on side of fans https://t.co/5oyUDaAMty Good read via @DanWetzel
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 1, 2017
High court betting case pits states against sports leagues, via @DavidPorter_AP & @jessicagresko (with insights from @OPReport, @SportsLawProf, @WVUFLU & me): https://t.co/ynNPSuKDz0
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) December 2, 2017
