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Associated Press Reporter Accused Of Libel By Tweet
Posted on 11 Apr 2011 by Lee Berlik

Did an Associated Press reporter commit a foul against an NBA referee earlier this year by defaming him on Twitter during a league game? On March 14, 2011, National Basketball Association official Bill Spooner filed a federal defamation case against Associated... Read More

Tags: Krawczynski , Rambis , social media , Virginia Business Litigation Lawyer , defamation , Associated Press , Twitter , libel , National Basketball Association , Spooner , NBA , Lee Berlik

Sports Law Blog: Athlete Agent Enforcement Thus Far, And Where To Go From Here
Posted on 6 Aug 2010 by Darren Heitner

By Darren A. Heitner [1] Roughly a week ago, a flood began. It started with an NCAA investigation into potential rules violations by players, agents, and even university employees at the University of North Carolina. It quickly spread to NCAA investigations... Read More

Tags: University of Florida , athletic agent , University of Alabama , University of Georgia , college football , University of South Carolina , basketball , Litigation , sports agent , sports law , lawsuit , NCAA , NBA , football , University of North Carolina.

Air-Rights Lawsuit Seeks To Derail Nets Arena
Posted on 5 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK – (AP) Another lawsuit has been filed aimed at halting the Brooklyn development that includes a new arena for basketball's Nets. Peter Williams says in his lawsuit filed Tuesday that he still owns the air rights over a lot that is part... Read More

Tags: Peter Williams , Bruce Ratner , New Jersey Nets , Brooklyn Nets , basketball , Litigation , lawsuit , air rights , NBA , Real Estate , Atlantic Yards

NBA Ref Sues AP, Sports Writer Over Twitter Post
Posted on 17 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MINNEAPOLIS - (AP) An NBA referee has sued The Associated Press and one of its sports writers over a Twitter message suggesting he intentionally made a bad call to make up for a previous bad call that went against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In a federal... Read More

Tags: Krawczynski , Rambis , AP , Minnesota Timberwolves , Associated Press , Twitter , basketball , Litigation , lawsuit , sports writer , William Spooner , NBA

Miami Heat's Wade Faces Ex-Partners In Restaurant Lawsuit
Posted on 12 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MIAMI – (AP) Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade will be in a different kind of court as he faces trial in a $25 million lawsuit filed by his former partners in a failed restaurant venture. Jury selection was set to begin Wednesday in the case over the... Read More

Tags: Dwyane Wade , Miami Heat , D. Wade’s Place , Litigation , failed restaurant , lawsuit , NBA

Kings Sue Exercise Ball Maker After Player Hurt
Posted on 2 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) The NBA's Sacramento Kings are suing three companies in federal court over an exercise ball they say burst and injured one of their players. Roger Dreyer, a lawyer representing the team, said Wednesday swingman Francisco Garcia... Read More

Tags: exercise ball , Roger Dreyer , Gymnic , Litigation , lawsuit , NBA , Sacramento Kings , Francisco Garcia

Ex-Dallas Mavericks Owner’s Company Sues Club
Posted on 11 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS – (AP) A company run by former Dallas Mavericks owner Ross Perot Jr. filed suit Monday against the club and Mark Cuban's company that holds majority ownership in it, alleging that it's insolvent or verging on insolvency. In the 13... Read More

Tags: Dallas Basketball Ltd. , Ross Perot Jr. , Mark Cuban , Radical Mavericks Management LLC , Litigation , lawsuit , Hillwood Investment Properties III Ltd. , Dallas Mavericks , NBA

Ex-NBA Star Oakley Sues Las Vegas Resort Over 'Beat Down'
Posted on 20 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LAS VEGAS - (AP) Charles Oakley, one of the NBA's all-time tough guys and now a Charlotte Bobcats assistant, has sued a Las Vegas resort over what he calls a May 2010 "gang-style beat down" by security guards who injured him. Oakley filed... Read More

Tags: MGM Resorts International , Charles Oakley , Charlotte Bobcats , Las Vegas , security , Aria , Litigation , CityCenter , lawsuit , beat down , NBA

Players Call NFL A 'Cartel' In Court Filing
Posted on 24 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MINNEAPOLIS - (AP) NFL players who sued the league for alleged antitrust violations liken the league to a "cartel" in their latest court filing, again urging an appeals court to lift the lockout. In arguments filed in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court... Read More

Tags: Brady , Union , pro sports , NFL lockout , Antitrust , Brees , cartel , MLB , National Labor Relations Board , NHL , professional football , Litigation , 8th Circuit , lawsuit , NBA , NFL Players Association , football , NFL , Manning

NBA Takes Legal Action Against Locked-Out Players
Posted on 4 Aug 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) With locked-out NBA players threatening to file an antitrust lawsuit, the league beat them to court. The league filed two legal claims on Tuesday against the NBA Players Association, an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor... Read More

Tags: unfair labor practice , NBA Players Association , CBA , David Stern , Adam Silver , Antitrust , collective bargaining agreement , National Labor Relations Board , basketball , Litigation , lawsuit , NBA , lockout