Overlawyered » sports http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 14:01:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Disabled rights roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/disabled-rights-roundup-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disabled-rights-roundup-2 http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/disabled-rights-roundup-2/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 12:15:03 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25352 On party-line vote, Sacramento Dems turn down bill to curb ADA access shakedown suits [ATRF, KABC, Sacramento Bee (auto-plays video ad)] Illinois sues local schools for not developing standards for disabled athletic competition [Chicago Tribune] Open secret: criminals exploit federally mandated IP Relay disabled-phone system [Henderson] Judge certifies nationwide ADA accessibility suit against Hollister over [...]

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  • On party-line vote, Sacramento Dems turn down bill to curb ADA access shakedown suits [ATRF, KABC, Sacramento Bee (auto-plays video ad)]
  • Illinois sues local schools for not developing standards for disabled athletic competition [Chicago Tribune]
  • Open secret: criminals exploit federally mandated IP Relay disabled-phone system [Henderson]
  • Judge certifies nationwide ADA accessibility suit against Hollister over stepped entrances to its stores [Law Week Colorado via Disability Law]
  • In settlement, AMC movie chain agrees to install captioning, audio-description at Illinois theaters [ABC Chicago]
  • “Has the Expanded Definition of Disability under the ADAA Gone Too Far?” [Russell Cawyer]
  • “Fake handicaps a growing problem for disabled sports” [Der Spiegel]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/05/disabled-rights-roundup-2/feed/ 0     U.K. man’s suit: church misled him “into following false beliefs” http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/u-k-mans-suit-church-misled-him-into-following-false-beliefs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-k-mans-suit-church-misled-him-into-following-false-beliefs http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/u-k-mans-suit-church-misled-him-into-following-false-beliefs/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:24:06 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28141 “A retired semi-professional footballer who claims his faith ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United is suing the Baptist Church for £10 million.” Arquimedes Nganga “quit the sport aged 25 when he converted to the Baptist faith. He said: ‘I could definitely have had a long career in the Premiership’” had he not given [...]

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    ]]>     “A retired semi-professional footballer who claims his faith ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United is suing the Baptist Church for £10 million.” Arquimedes Nganga “quit the sport aged 25 when he converted to the Baptist faith. He said: ‘I could definitely have had a long career in the Premiership’” had he not given it up. [Evening Standard]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/u-k-mans-suit-church-misled-him-into-following-false-beliefs/feed/ 5     University of Alabama vs. sports artist http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/university-of-alabama-vs-sports-artist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=university-of-alabama-vs-sports-artist http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/university-of-alabama-vs-sports-artist/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:24:25 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27744 The trademark case between artist Daniel Moore and the University of Alabama, over his paintings of Crimson Tide athletics without permission from the university’s licensing operation, has reached the Eleventh Circuit. [Ben Flanagan, Al.com; earlier] Tweet Tags: Alabama, colleges and universities, copyright, sports

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    ]]>     The trademark case between artist Daniel Moore and the University of Alabama, over his paintings of Crimson Tide athletics without permission from the university’s licensing operation, has reached the Eleventh Circuit. [Ben Flanagan, Al.com; earlier]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/university-of-alabama-vs-sports-artist/feed/ 0     “The most plausible route to the death of football…” http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-most-plausible-route-to-the-death-of-football/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-plausible-route-to-the-death-of-football http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-most-plausible-route-to-the-death-of-football/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:30:16 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27543 “…starts with liability suits.” As concussion suits mount, will broadcast networks and high school referees need to worry about being named as defendants along with team franchises, schools, helmet manufacturers and other more obvious defendants? [Tyler Cowen and Kevin Grier, Grantland, via Ilya Somin] More: Miller (“I think these cases are going nowhere.”) Tweet Tags: [...]

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    ]]>     “…starts with liability suits.” As concussion suits mount, will broadcast networks and high school referees need to worry about being named as defendants along with team franchises, schools, helmet manufacturers and other more obvious defendants? [Tyler Cowen and Kevin Grier, Grantland, via Ilya Somin] More: Miller (“I think these cases are going nowhere.”)

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/the-most-plausible-route-to-the-death-of-football/feed/ 4     Legal challenge to Ellison on America’s Cup http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/legal-challenge-to-ellison-on-americas-cup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=legal-challenge-to-ellison-on-americas-cup http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/legal-challenge-to-ellison-on-americas-cup/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:34:50 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=27252 It’s being pursued by the obscure nonprofit African Diaspora Maritime Corp. from landlocked Raleigh, North Carolina, with help from major law firm McDermott Will & Emery. Ellison himself has pursued extensive litigation over the yachting event. [News & Observer] Tweet Tags: sports

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    ]]>     It’s being pursued by the obscure nonprofit African Diaspora Maritime Corp. from landlocked Raleigh, North Carolina, with help from major law firm McDermott Will & Emery. Ellison himself has pursued extensive litigation over the yachting event. [News & Observer]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/02/legal-challenge-to-ellison-on-americas-cup/feed/ 2     NBA-er: team’s medical ineligibility ruling was disability discrimination http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/nba-er-teams-medical-ineligibility-ruling-was-disability-discrimination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nba-er-teams-medical-ineligibility-ruling-was-disability-discrimination http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/nba-er-teams-medical-ineligibility-ruling-was-disability-discrimination/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:05:30 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25754 “Former National Basketball Association player Cuttino Mobley sued Madison Square Garden LP, parent of the New York Knicks, alleging that the team discriminated against him based on what it perceived to be a disability. Mobley, who hasn’t played since the 2008-09 season, says the Knicks ended his career by having him declared medically ineligible to [...]

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    ]]>     “Former National Basketball Association player Cuttino Mobley sued Madison Square Garden LP, parent of the New York Knicks, alleging that the team discriminated against him based on what it perceived to be a disability.
    Mobley, who hasn’t played since the 2008-09 season, says the Knicks ended his career by having him declared medically ineligible to play because of a heart ailment, according to the complaint filed today in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.” [Bloomberg, NY Post]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/nba-er-teams-medical-ineligibility-ruling-was-disability-discrimination/feed/ 1     “It’s not like I sue him every day” http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/%e2%80%9cits-not-like-i-sue-him-every-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e2%2580%259cits-not-like-i-sue-him-every-day http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/%e2%80%9cits-not-like-i-sue-him-every-day/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:24:42 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25752 …says a lawyer who’s sued ex-NBA star Allen Iverson three times, most recently over an alleged bar fight, and who professes surprise that Iverson turned irate at a recent deposition. [Detroit News] Tweet Tags: Detroit, sports

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    ]]>     …says a lawyer who’s sued ex-NBA star Allen Iverson three times, most recently over an alleged bar fight, and who professes surprise that Iverson turned irate at a recent deposition. [Detroit News]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/%e2%80%9cits-not-like-i-sue-him-every-day/feed/ 1     High school booster clubs http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/high-school-booster-clubs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-school-booster-clubs http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/high-school-booster-clubs/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:15:45 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=24653 The vise of Title IX regulation keeps tightening. Tweet Tags: schools, sports, Title IX

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/09/high-school-booster-clubs/feed/ 3     Claim: NY Yankee top hat logo copies her uncle’s 1936 design http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/claim-ny-yankee-top-hat-logo-copies-her-uncles-1936-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=claim-ny-yankee-top-hat-logo-copies-her-uncles-1936-design http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/claim-ny-yankee-top-hat-logo-copies-her-uncles-1936-design/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:12:40 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22660 A spokeswoman for the baseball team said there was “no proof” of the woman’s claim. “This is a wonderful country,” said [Alice] McGillion, “where anybody can sue for anything, even when the allegations are over 70 years old.” [NY Post] More: Unbeige (on possible evidence for claim). Also on sports logo law: “Can I legally [...]

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    ]]>     A spokeswoman for the baseball team said there was “no proof” of the woman’s claim. “This is a wonderful country,” said [Alice] McGillion, “where anybody can sue for anything, even when the allegations are over 70 years old.” [NY Post] More: Unbeige (on possible evidence for claim).

    Also on sports logo law: “Can I legally get myself tattooed with a pro sports team’s logo?” [Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/claim-ny-yankee-top-hat-logo-copies-her-uncles-1936-design/feed/ 5     April 14 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-14-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-14-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/04/april-14-roundup/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:07:49 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22513 “Raging Bitch”: Frederick (Md.) brewery says its beer label is a First Amendment issue [Frederick News-Post] UK soccer: Sunderland fan sues club after being hit by stray Djibril Cissé shot [Guardian] DirectBuy: “When 36 AGs Object to Your Class Action Settlement, That’s Not a Good Sign” [Karlsgodt] “Court reduces fees after CCAF objection to HP [...]

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  • “Raging Bitch”: Frederick (Md.) brewery says its beer label is a First Amendment issue [Frederick News-Post]
  • UK soccer: Sunderland fan sues club after being hit by stray Djibril Cissé shot [Guardian]
  • DirectBuy: “When 36 AGs Object to Your Class Action Settlement, That’s Not a Good Sign” [Karlsgodt] “Court reduces fees after CCAF objection to HP settlement” [Ted Frank] Russell Jackson on ink-cartridge settlements;
  • Time for Congress to repeal the Uniform Federal Drinking Age Act [Glenn Reynolds/WSJ via WSJ Law Blog]
  • Claim: business investment isn’t really much impaired by regulatory uncertainty [Lardner]
  • Update: “Righthaven drops suit against mildly autistic hobby blogger” [Romenesko, earlier] And it sues, then drops suit against, writer based on his article about one of its suits [ArsTechnica, PaidContent]
  • George Wallace hosts Blawg Review #304 at Declarations and Exceptions and #305 at A Fool in the Forest;
  • Suspicious website promotes nonexistent law firm [Brian Baxter, AmLaw Daily]
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