http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-18T17:02:18-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nhl_sued_for_wrongful_death_by_players_family/ The family of hockey player Derek Boogaard, who died in 2011 from a combination of alcohol and pain medication, has filed a wrongful death suit against the National Hockey League. The suit was filed Friday by Corboy & Demetrio, the same Chicago law firm that sued over the death of… Entertainment & Sports Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation Mon, 13 May 2013 07:40:04 -0500 44141.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kobe_bryant_battles_mom_for_ownership_of_sports_memorabilia_from_his_youth_/ Not one but two federal courts have been asked to weigh in on the issue of whether Kobe Bryant's mom had a right to clear out his boyhood bedroom and sell at auction the sports memorabilia she found there. Initially, the Philadelphia-area auction house to which Pamela Bryant consigned the… Celebrities, Entertainment & Sports Law, Real Estate & Property Law, Trials & Litigation, 3rd Circuit Court, 9th Circuit Court, States, California, New Jersey Fri, 10 May 2013 12:50:18 -0500 44128.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/did_kobe_bryants_mom_have_ok_to_clear_out_his_boyhood_bedroom_federal_judge/ Just in time for Mother's Day, basketball great Kobe Bryant is involved in a federal lawsuit against his own mother, who he says cleared out his former boyhood bedroom without his permission to obtain sports memorabilia for an unauthorized auction. After a dispute developed, a New Jersey auction house filed… Celebrities, Entertainment & Sports Law, Family Law, Real Estate & Property Law, Trials & Litigation, 3rd Circuit Court, States, New Jersey Thu, 09 May 2013 13:43:53 -0500 44110.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cahill_steps_down_in_rutgers_probe_due_to_local_counsel_conflict_is_replace/ Last month, Cahill Gordon & Reindel was hired by Rutgers University to conduct an independent review of the school's handling of the suspension and firing of former men's basketball coach Mike Rice. But on Friday, after discovering a conflict, Cahill stepped down from the representation and has been replaced by… Education Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment, Law Firms, Trials & Litigation, States, New Jersey Thu, 09 May 2013 11:50:39 -0500 44108.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_goalie_is_charged_with_homicide_by_assault_in_refs_death_will_he_be_ch/ A 17-year-old goalie from Utah has been charged with third-degree felony homicide by assault after he was accused of punching a volunteer soccer referee who later died. Salt Lake County prosecutors are seeking to move the case into adult court, report the New York Times and… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Entertainment & Sports Law, States, Utah Thu, 09 May 2013 10:02:11 -0500 44104.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/soccer_ref_dies_nearly_a_week_after_he_is_punched_by_goalie_charges_are_und/ A volunteer soccer referee has died nearly a week after he was punched by a 17-year-old goalkeeper, spurring prosecutors to review charges against the youth. The referee, 46-year-old Ricardo Portillo of Salt Lake City, died on Saturday when he was taken off life support, report the Associated… Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Entertainment & Sports Law Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:01 -0500 44038.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/stubhub_suffers_an_initial_legislative_defeat_in_its_fight_against_paperles/ A California legislative committee has rejected an outright ban on paperless tickets that require the purchaser to arrive at the concert venue with a credit card and ID. The Tuesday vote to allow paperless tickets was considered a blow to online ticket reseller StubHub, the Wall… Entertainment & Sports Law, Legislation & Lobbying Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:40:46 -0500 43887.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/retired_nfl_players_objecting_to_publicity_accord_are_like_children_denied_/ A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a lawsuit that contended the National Football League was misappropriating the likenesses of retired players in promotions. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson of St. Paul, Minn., blasted some retired players who had complained that the settlement didn’t directly benefit… Celebrities, Entertainment & Sports Law, Privacy Law Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:25:32 -0500 43645.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_fallout_for_rutgers_over_fired_coach_as_another_ex-employee/ A former employee filed a whistleblower suit against Rutgers University in state court in New Jersey on Friday, contending that he suffered retaliation for complaining about mistreatment of basketball players. Eric Murdock, who made public a video that led to the recent firing of the basketball coach, followed by the… Contracts, Education Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Labor & Employment, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, States, New Jersey Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:27:11 -0500 43620.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/online_activities_are_still_in_the_wild_west_of_regulation/ Entertainment & Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Internet Law, Legal Theory, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, Business of Law Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:40:29 -0500 43299.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/man_stranded_on_disneys_its_a_small_world_ride_wins_pain_and_suffering/ A disabled man trapped on a ride at Disneyland as music blared overhead has won an $8,000 damages award in federal court. The nightmare for Jose Martinez began the day after Thanksgiving in 2009 when his and his wife's ride on "It's a Small World" was coming to an end.… Disability Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, California Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:12:02 -0500 43456.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ny_appeals_court_puts_romeo_killer_back_on_lifetime_tv_weekend_lineup/ A New York appeals court has effectively reversed a trial judge's prior restraint of a true-crime television movie scheduled to air on Saturday about a murder committed by Christopher Porco. In a rule to show cause order (PDF)… Appellate Practice, Criminal Justice, Entertainment & Sports Law, Media & Communications Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, New York Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:42:12 -0500 43409.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lifetime_is_banned_from_showing_true-crime_tv_movie_romeo_killer/ In a move blasted as an "unprecedented" free speech disaster in an emergency appeal by Lifetime Television, a New York judge has banned the cable network not only from airing on Saturday but from promoting a true crime television movie about a murder. In a Tuesday ruling, Supreme Court Judge… Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Entertainment & Sports Law, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, New York Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:42:10 -0500 43385.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/artists_say_harlem_shake_sampling_done_without_permission/ Surprised to hear themselves on the track of the viral sensation "Harlem Shake," two music artists are seeking a financial share of the pop chart hit. Hector Delgado, now an evangelical minister in Puerto Rico, and rapper Jayson Musson, say they didn't give permission for their records to be sampled… Entertainment & Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:15:18 -0500 43188.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/inside_the_mind_of_faulkner_estates_lawsuit-filing_watchdog/ Entertainment & Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law, Opening Statements Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:30:22 -0600 42833.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/court_overturns_settlement_of_james_brown_estate/ The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned a settlement of the late singer James Brown's multimillion-dollar estate. In its ruling Wednesday, the court chastised former state attorney general Henry McMaster, who brokered the settlement between Brown's survivors, for turning a blind eye to the late singer's wishes, the Celebrities, Entertainment & Sports Law, Trusts & Estates, States, South Carolina Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:09:45 -0600 43050.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/chubby_checker_smartphone_app_500_million/ Singer Chubby Checker has filed a trademark infringement suit seeking $500 million in damages from the makers of a smartphone app called “The Chubby Checker,” which claimed an ability to estimate the size of a man’s penis by using his shoe size, the Associated Press reported. The… Entertainment & Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law, Trademark Law Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:08:56 -0600 42894.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bar_regulators_ethics_docracy_pistorius_dewey_connecticut_snow/ Red-light cameras (so to speak) for lawyer websites? At My Shingle, Washington, D.C., solo Carolyn Elefant took note of a new tool by legal document start-up Docracy that tracks updates to websites' terms of service agreements at more than 900 social media sites. The tool got her… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Bar Associations, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Pro Bono, Entertainment & Sports Law, States, Connecticut Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:06:27 -0600 42877.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lilly_ledbetters_story_to_be_made_into_a_movie/ A movie is in the works about Lilly Ledbetter, the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant supervisor who inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, her lawyer told Alabama Live. It has not been cast yet, but it is being produced and directed by… Entertainment & Sports Law, Labor & Employment, Personal Lives Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:50 -0600 42815.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lance_armstrong_is_sued_for_the_return_of_12_million_in_prize_money/ An insurance company is suing disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong for the return of the more than $12 million in prize money it says it paid him for winning the Tour de France. The Dallas-based company, SCA Promotions, says it wants its money back because Armstrong has been stripped of his… Careers, Celebrities, Entertainment & Sports Law, Trials & Litigation Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:45:38 -0600 42768.abajournal.com