Category: Litigation in Sports

MLB Takes a Swing at SCOTUS Review of Minor-League Players’ Class Certification

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9th Circuit Denies Request for Hearing En Banc – MiLB Class Cert Survives

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Update on Delvin Williams’ NFL Disability Case.

Delvin Williams NFL Disability Roger Goodell Groom Law

We regret to have to inform you that Delvin Williams’ decades-long struggle for his disability benefits came to an end on January 3, when his case was dismissed with prejudice.  If you’re not familiar with his case, here’s his story. NFL Disability Pulls Rug From Under a Player Disabled Since 1982 Order of dismissal:  

Permanent link to this article: https://advocacyforfairnessinsports.org/2020/01/07/update-on-delvin-williams-nfl-disability-case/

This we know. Trevor Lawrence is NFL-ready.

Trevor Lawrence NFL Road Closed

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Top 100 Sports Law Twitter Accounts for 2020 Part 1

Top 100 Sports Law Twitter Accounts for 2020 Part 2

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Concussion Lawsuit Against Pop Warner Is Dismissed

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From New York Times (originally published 12/28/2019) A federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Pop Warner, saying the two women who sued the youth football organization failed to prove that their sons’ deaths were directly linked to head trauma sustained a decade earlier as young players. The women, Kimberly …

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What’s Ahead in the Oakland v Raiders Lawsuit?

Oakland Reply Brief Analysis

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Appeals Court Revives Molestation Case Against USA TAEKWONDO

abuse in USA Taekwondo

Permanent link to this article: https://advocacyforfairnessinsports.org/2019/12/22/appeals-court-revives-molestation-case-against-usa-taekwondo/

William White’s Settlement Funding Odyssey Reaches a Sad Conclusion

William White endures Thrivest Shakedown due to Judge Brody error

Permanent link to this article: https://advocacyforfairnessinsports.org/2019/11/18/william-whites-settlement-funding-odyssey-reaches-a-sad-conclusion/

Could Antonio Brown Win a Legal Challenge Against NFL?

Judge Jury and Executioner Roger Goodell with Antonio Brown

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