1102 ABA Journal Entertainment & Sports Law articles.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a lawsuit that claims the NCAA colluded with a state university to defame a basketball coach.
The coach’s lawsuit…
Nov 13, 2007 5:08 PM CST
Even with the millions that a successful movie can make, Hollywood producers are watching their legal costs. So, instead of having high-priced U.S. law firms handle all of their entertainment…
Nov 12, 2007 9:15 PM CST
Updated: The writers strike has entertainment law firms busy advising clients about strike rules, rights and obligations.
The Writers Guild is striking in an attempt to obtain residuals for work…
Nov 8, 2007 7:28 PM CST
A fantasy baseball league does not need a license to run online games, a federal appeals court has ruled.
The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the…
Oct 17, 2007 4:26 PM CDT
Commercial resellers can’t use computer software to cut in line ahead of ordinary fans competing for tickets to Hannah Montana concerts, a federal judge has ruled.
An upcoming tour by…
Oct 16, 2007 3:32 PM CDT
Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones has admitted using steroids and is set to plead guilty today in New York to charges that she lied to federal agents about her drug…
Oct 5, 2007 11:00 AM CDT
The United States reportedly could be required to pay the European Union and other World Trade Organization partners as much as $100 billion in damages, due to federal legislation last…
Sep 27, 2007 10:24 PM CDT
Tennis officials throughout the world reportedly are reeling—and thinking about pooling their organizations’ resources to develop a new fraud squad—after claims by several professional players that they have been offered…
Sep 27, 2007 4:27 PM CDT
Two New Jersey brothers apparently meant to be funny when they filmed a gangsta rap parody, “Produce Paradise,” at the A&P supermarket at which they then worked. But management isn’t…
Aug 28, 2007 10:41 PM CDT
The nation’s professional basketball referees have hired a criminal lawyer after an NBA announcement last week that it was retaining one of New York’s powerhouse corporate law firms to review…
Aug 28, 2007 9:40 PM CDT
New York’s governor has signed a Truth in Music law that imposes fine of up to $15,000 on music groups that misrepresent themselves as popular artists.
The law was prompted…
Aug 22, 2007 2:20 PM CDT
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick reportedly will accept a plea deal in a week that is “likely” to put him to prison. Sentencing, however, is not expected to take place…
Aug 20, 2007 6:55 PM CDT
The ’80s American folk-punk band known widely for its song “Blister in the Sun” is now embroiled in litigation.
Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie has filed a federal suit in…
Aug 16, 2007 4:28 PM CDT
A bill being considered in the California legislature attempts to regulate checkbook journalism and private investigators who pay for confidential information.
The legislation, AB 920, would make it a misdemeanor…
Aug 16, 2007 4:08 PM CDT
It isn’t the kind of precedent that attorneys learn about in law school. But the media circus surrounding Paris Hilton’s brief stint in the slammer earlier this summer shows that…
Aug 8, 2007 11:28 PM CDT
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