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  • 2 weeks ago | sportico.com | Daniel Libit |Michael McCann

    Well before Judge Claudia Wilken’s granted approval last Friday of an antitrust settlement between athletes, the NCAA and power conferences, universities were already girding for the next legal war—one that threatens to hit much closer to home. With the revenue-sharing era now officially underway, Title IX defense attorneys say colleges are preparing for a potential wave of gender-equity lawsuits from athletes, especially challenges over how that revenue is distributed.

  • 3 weeks ago | sportico.com | Michael McCann

    U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken on Friday night granted final approval to the settlement between the NCAA, power conferences and current and former D-I athletes represented by the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations. The approval green-lights a new and more professionalized era in college sports starting in the 2025-26 academic year.

  • 3 weeks ago | sportico.com | Michael McCann

    In a significant legal win for NASCAR, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday vacated a preliminary injunction issued last December by a trial court judge that allowed 23XI Racing, owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports to race with the benefits of charters without having to release claims. Judge Paul V.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Michael McCann

    In a significant legal win for NASCAR, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday vacated a preliminary injunction issued last December by a trial court judge that allowed 23XI Racing, owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports to race with the benefits of charters without having to release claims. Judge Paul V.

  • 3 weeks ago | sportico.com | Michael McCann

    A Florida appellate court on Wednesday held that Jack Nicklaus’ defamation lawsuit against businessman Howard Milstein and Nicklaus Companies LLC for comments related to Nicklaus and LIV Golf is not barred by a contractual forum selection clause. Nicklaus and Milstein have battled each other in New York and Florida courts over the aftermath of a multi-document, $145 million transaction in 2007.

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