Essential Sports & Sports Law News
Week in Review
?Read of the Week:
“At this rate, the #NFL’s #concussion protocol is nothing more than words on paper. The only thing they appear to value less are the players on the field.” @donnovanbennett has some worthy suggestions if the NFL really wanted to solve the problem https://t.co/rnzLbspUff
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 10, 2018
⚖️Litigation Lane:
NFL Concussion Settlement
My latest article on the NFL Concussion Settlement is short and not so sweet. The most recent claims report, released on Monday as well as a new order from Judge Brody issued the same day are addressed.https://t.co/UZsVh1SkEB
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 12, 2018
Here’s my report on attorney responses to Prof. Rubenstein’s report to the #NFL #Concussion Settlement Court. It seems to be another instance where attempts to remedy problems create more. Story also includes latest claim report figures.https://t.co/8LIrrhpUvD
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 7, 2018
The family of Iron Mike Webster Struggling to get Compensation. Vital Figure Excludes Family From N.F.L. Settlement: Date of Death https://t.co/MYTQopYVqq
— Ken Belson (@el_belson) January 13, 2018
Philly judge voids third-party funding in NFL concussion litigation, but company hopes N.Y. colleague disagrees https://t.co/rI985D0Jtq
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
49ers ADA Lawsuit
49ers Must Hand Fans Info On Potential Class For ADA Suit https://t.co/6ZhJ9AvJkP via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 9, 2018
Derek Boogaard Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Derek Boogaard was prescribed 1,021 pills during the 2008-09 NHL season alone. He died of an overdose two years later.
After a judge tossed his family’s wrongful death lawsuit last year, an appeals court this Thursday hears arguments to reverse the dismissal. https://t.co/KuX0EXxn1E— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) January 9, 2018
7th Circ. Eyes Hurdles In Reviving #NHL / Derek Boogaard Opioid Death Suit https://t.co/IG7jbfRbKX
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
Golden Knights v. Golden Knights
Looking at all the angles of a potential trademark case between the Army and the Vegas Golden Knights (by @McCannSportsLaw) https://t.co/bl0qEyyFku
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 12, 2018
Jenkins vs. NCAA
Why this could be the last college football national championship game with unpaid players: Jenkins v #NCAA could be a whole new ballgame. https://t.co/ca09OoZP92
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 8, 2018
Rich Rodriquez v Arizona
Arizona Coach Buyout Shows Snags Of Firing Amid Scandal https://t.co/f81svHL5O1 via @ZachZagger / @Law360 with insights from @SportsLawStern & @ASwerdFish
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 11, 2018
Fowler v. White Sox
Dustin Fowler’s gruesome knee injury last year from colliding with an outfield wall and metal box has led him to sue the Chicago White Sox. Who’s to blame for the injury? Could his case make ballparks safer for players in 2018? My @SInow legal take: https://t.co/dOPjNUvnHb pic.twitter.com/jMDgQG4vGd
— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) January 13, 2018
Lavar Ball Lawsuit
Lavar Ball served with collections lawsuit over Big Baller Brand: https://t.co/B3emBitJSt
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 11, 2018
?Concussion Discussion:
Here is #Panthers QB Cam Newton falling down on the way to the sideline, couldn’t make it all the way on his own pic.twitter.com/VTo8DBerJc
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 8, 2018
.@MikeTanier really nails this! Here’s a clip – the entire article is well worth a read!https://t.co/9GBmjPNHBd pic.twitter.com/TkhdgHlxuQ
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 9, 2018
Source: spin contributed to this story. https://t.co/PsTMAjjgaw
— Brad Sohn (@BradSohn) January 13, 2018
“So someone concocted the knee injury story and passed it along to the audience without even the slightest hint that it’s a steaming pile of something that comes from a place somewhere between the eye and the knee.” #NFL #concussion https://t.co/gOYsIWNFJD via @ProFootballTalk
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
Favre: today’s protocols designed to help, “even if you’re not walking sideways or your arm goes stiff or whatever.” https://t.co/qLsxlBLxbw
— Brad Sohn (@BradSohn) January 11, 2018
CFL players continue to hide concussions, study shows | CBC Sports https://t.co/TIJpBr3d8D
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 11, 2018
From @rwesthead: Former #NHL enforcer Matt Johnson is in a California jail, charged with felony vandalism following an alleged incident on New Year’s Eve. https://t.co/hrp0ziKWaw pic.twitter.com/AnYXnRQ6oQ
— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) January 11, 2018
Phil Bourque still ponders memory lapses, #concussions and death https://t.co/d9xPoXn8um via @PittsburghPG
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 11, 2018
Bourque on baseline assessments for #concussion: “Is that something you need to do…when you start having your first concussion? I don’t know how you can baseline a guy who doesn’t let you know about a major concussion until he’s 28, 30 years old.”https://t.co/CyReiYlbNr
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 14, 2018
.@dhellingsports interviewed the CEO of Phlogistix about a newly developed technology that hopes to salvage the NFL’s concussion protocol and players along with it.https://t.co/E3lw50DZFN
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
?Cannabis Conversation:
WATCH: Ex-NFL stars use Netflix to share pro-cannabis PSA calling out Roger Goodell https://t.co/zByXsKSZWe via @PeteBlackburn @CBSSports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
“Reuben Foster arrested in Alabama for marijuana possession” This would be a non-story if the league and the laws ever managed to catch up with reality. https://t.co/fQZYtLoU9a via @ProFootballTalk
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
?Equality Equation:
Classy Sports Law History “Ep 9: Rooney Rule + BOMBCYCLONE” is up! Listen via the blog site, iTunes/Apple podcasts [linked], or Stitcher. Hear how & why this NFL policy case about when it did & more ?✌? #sportslaw #equality https://t.co/PgdwGfk0hp
— Jaime Mittens (@SportsLawBlonde) January 8, 2018
Fritz Pollard Alliance calls for probe regarding #Raiders hire of John Gruden, Cyrus Mehri (@cyrus4nflpa) defines which actions would and would not constitute violation of the Rooney Rule. https://t.co/JhGLdSKWGY
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 11, 2018
On @PlayersTribune, @qrich pens a letter to his younger self about his Chicago upbringing and journey to the NBA. https://t.co/MyZeiEhKLC
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 8, 2018
Racial Slurs Seem to Follow Bill’s Incognito From Team to Team
“If the NFL has a job for Incognito and not Kaepernick what does it say for the league’s character?”https://t.co/4ytE41AvSc via @afronews— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
Clippers’ Blake Griffin on growing up biracial, Colin Kaepernick, Donald Sterling and fighting through injuries https://t.co/tR4x6bRCVL
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 11, 2018
?????Athlete Activism:
Former Carolina Panther believes he was fired because of national anthem protest https://t.co/q7nenGZXOZ
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 8, 2018
#Celtics‘ Jaylen Brown says Trump ‘unfit to lead’ and talks racism https://t.co/wiySp7I8do
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 11, 2018
Jaylen Brown and the Evolution of the Activist Athlete via @thenation https://t.co/oDwyDbZCzP
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
Good read: Jaguars owner Shahid Khan proves to be the exception in more ways than one among NFL owners https://t.co/og7cp8kCSG via @JerryBrewer
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
#Raptors president critical of Donald Trump’s reported remarks: I’m ‘proud of my s—hole’ https://t.co/6shZvxVM62 via @ChrisBarnewall @CBSSports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
?Stadium Subsidies:
“72 sports team owners are billionaires, and most teams are worth at least $1 billion, so it’s ludicrous when they ask for government handouts, let alone tax breaks on them.”https://t.co/3XiqsicU6X
via @detroitnews— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) January 8, 2018
?NFL Sidelines:
Poll: 33% of NFL fans ‘purposely stopped watching’ this season https://t.co/YkcdkcABdj
— NFLCSFacts (@NFLObjectors) January 8, 2018
Even Harry Potter thinks the NFL has a double-standard discipline problem https://t.co/k26AQmpDTF via @CBSSports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
Broadcast TV and the NFL Have a New Enemy—and Fans Are Going to Love It @givefansavoice offers a free non-profit streaming service to the New York market – but will it pass legal muster? https://t.co/1w4u18zrst
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
?NHL Breakaways:
“Change can happen only when Gary Bettman, the NHL commissioner since 1993 who never played the game, as Dryden points out multiple times, makes it a priority.”https://t.co/gIMwgXnzWX via @dennisedit
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 9, 2018
Bill Masterton’s death 50 years ago remains the #NHL’s worst moment https://t.co/zc7lFXH2jq via @newsdaymarcus #TBI
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 14, 2018
?NCAA Notebook:
FIFA Win Could Hint At What’s Next In NCAA Basketball Probe https://t.co/Z1PmlfZIxo via @ZachZagger
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 8, 2018
‘I got used and abused’: #NCAA concussion lawsuit could change the games https://t.co/X4oMDKlM1d via @linzsports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 9, 2018
?The Scoop on Sports Betting
#sportsbetting Myth Busters: PASPA Is Part Of A Federal Framework Of Gambling Laws? Part 3 of a fascinating series from @SportsLawProf on the “paradox that is PASPA” https://t.co/QB6ieeI1o4
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 8, 2018
How did I know this was coming? So much deference to the Leagues! ?
New Version Of Indiana Sports Betting Bill Includes Hefty ‘Integrity Fee’ Paid To Sports Leagues , via @LSPReport – https://t.co/ipboVG4NSo— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 9, 2018
Well, isn’t this quite the paradox? Two sports leagues opposing regulated #sportsbetting in New Jersey are lobbying for it in Indiana.https://t.co/tnXuOeRPwE via @DustinGouker
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
New #DraftKings #Showdown game is the first fantasy sports contest to offer single game wagering, further blurring the lines between #DFS and traditional #sportsbetting https://t.co/3N5NvHcLuB via @usatoday
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 13, 2018
?Everything Else:
Polling company Gallup has canvassed U.S. sports fans asking their favourite sport since 1937.
After decades on top, baseball in danger of slipping to fourth-most popular behind football, basketball, and soccer. https://t.co/xi7fw0ujLC— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) January 10, 2018
