Tag: Las Vegas
Following the announcement of the Raiders impending relocation to Las Vegas, the City of Oakland filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Raiders and NFL claiming damages due to their artificial restraints on trade, breach of contract, and violations of their own policies. . The Raiders and NFL, in a motion to dismiss, deny that they are in violation of antitrust law and claim they are merely businessmen looking after business. The government surprisingly stepped in filing a brief opposing Oakland’s ability to claim lost tax revenue as part of the damages the city will suffer as a result of the team’s departure. In what I feel is the strongest brief of the lawsuit to date, the legendary litigator who is representing Oakland pro bono, James “Jim” Quinn, responded in opposition
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⚖️Litigation Lane: Strikes for Kids vs. NFL .@StrikesForKids objects to Magistrate Judges decision, makes another bid for deposition of Roger Goodell.
PDF: https://t.co/F8jUCtTkY0 pic.twitter.com/y5LGWBrqGj — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) June 10, 2017 @StrikesForKids says deposition of Goodell is “proper,” as “only & ultimate authority” on interpretation & enforcement of gambling …
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?Concussion Discussion: 3 active & 100+ former NFL players pledged brains to science. No active & 5 retired NHLers have done so.
“We are focusing on hockey now.” https://t.co/GgLJAjN6qu — Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) April 21, 2017 From @rwesthead: Boston University researcher says she’s diagnosed CTE in the brains of four former …
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⚖️Conduct Detrimental: In this new Conduct Detrimental episode, Daniel Wallach and Dan Werly take on the Aaron Hernandez “not guilty” verdict, Eli Manning and the Giants’ “Memorabiliagate” developments and the relocation lawsuit brought by the City of St. Louis against the NFL and how it may impact relocations going forward. ❗️SPOILER ALERT❗️ Wallach says, “It may …
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Permanent link to this article: https://advocacyforfairnessinsports.org/2017/04/19/the-blitz-41917/
⚖️Litigation Lane: Eli Manning Memorabilia Lawsuit Will the NFL discipline Eli Manning and the Giants over fake “game used” jersey scandal? My @SInow legal take: https://t.co/Mm7dp6rgm7 pic.twitter.com/LQTo0QG5h0 — Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) April 14, 2017 Gov. Chris Christie rips #Giants, Eli Manning over fake memorabilia lawsuit https://t.co/nvRvlmSFX7 via @MichaelDavSmith …
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⚖️Litigation Lane: ?Painkiller Pandemonium: I didn’t have time to get an article out but you can catch up on the latest in the NFL painkiller lawsuit through these tweets and the linked documents. #NFL Clubs file motion to dismiss SAC in painkiller lawsuit.
PDF: https://t.co/8DXf4KuDjj — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 1, …
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Yesterday the NFL said “Adios Oakland” and “Viva Las Vegas,” leaving many long-time Oakland Raiders fans in turmoil. This special edition of the Blitz is dedicated to them. As such, I’ve tried to round up some of the best articles and tweets of the day, which capture the range of sentiments expressed as well as …
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