Archive for MLB

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Sep05

Is Legalized Sports Betting Coming to a State Near You?

by caseyjohnson on September 5, 2012 at 9:09 AM
Posted In: Business Organizations, Entertainment, Internet, Journal, Law, MLB, NBA, NCAA, News, NFL, NHL, Other Law, Other Sports, Sports, Taxation

In early August, the MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL and NCAA sued New Jersey claiming the state’s plan to allow sports betting violates federal law and threatens the “character and integrity” of sporting events. The leagues say New Jersey’s proposed legislation […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr18

MLB’s New CBA Forces Small-Market Teams to Adapt

by caseyjohnson on April 18, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Posted In: Business Organizations, High School Sports, Labor Law, Law, MLB, NCAA, Sports

Last November Major League Baseball (MLB) announced its new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which ensures the sport will have more than 20 years without a single labor stoppage. Sports fans across the country, still bitter from the debacle that was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar09

RYAN BRAUN: JUSTICE OR TECHNICALITY?

by caseyjohnson on March 9, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Posted In: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Procedure, Labor Law, Law, MLB, Other Law, Sports

If you haven’t heard by now, Ryan Braun recently became the first MLB player to successfully appeal a suspension for Performance-Enhancing Drug (PED) use. Now Braun can take the field and try to put his tumultuous winter behind him and mend […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb19

What do you mean I can’t say “#*$%!”??

by Robbie Hendricks on February 19, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Posted In: Constitutional Law, Law, MLB

Most of us have heard about it, if not experienced it or even done it ourselves.  People tend to get caught up in the emotion of a sporting event and say (by say I mean scream) things, mainly expletives, without […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct13

Think Baseball Needs a Salary Cap? It Doesn’t

by caseyjohnson on October 13, 2011 at 4:12 PM
Posted In: Labor Law, Law, MLB, NBA, NFL, Sports

As Major League Baseball’s postseaon draws to a close attention will soon shift to the impending expiration of Major League Baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in December.  Along with talks of playoff expansion, an international draft, and revenue sharing demands […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul15

Mistrial! Government Strikes Out Against Clemens

by Kellen Bradley on July 15, 2011 at 1:37 AM
Posted In: Criminal Law, MLB, Sports

“Mistrial: A trial that ends prematurely and without a judgment, due either to a mistake that jeopardizes a right to a fair trial or to a jury that can’t agree on a verdict (a “hung jury”). If a judge declares a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun20

“Clawback” Litigation and the Future of the Mets

by Lon Johnson on June 20, 2011 at 9:30 PM
Posted In: Bankruptcy, Law, MLB, Sports

Bernie Madoff did a lot of damage to a lot of people.  It’s been nearly half a decade since his massive ponzi scheme was revealed, and major lawsuits surrounding the fraudster’s estate are still going strong.  Most of these suits […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun14

Home Plate Collisions: The Reactive Nature of the Law

by Jason Steiner on June 14, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Posted In: Labor Law, Law, MLB, NFL, Other Law, Public Health, Sports

Much like the NFL has done with helmet to helmet contact and the resulting concussions, baseball is now feeling a sense of urgency to react towards devastating injuries at the plate.  While in comparison to football, home plate collisions have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr16

The ’86 Mets Have Not Grown Up Yet

by Jason Steiner on April 16, 2011 at 3:27 PM
Posted In: Bankruptcy, Law, MLB, Sports

Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra was arrested for investigation of grand theft, a day after he was charged with a federal bankruptcy crime, authorities said Friday.  He was arrested at his Encino home for suspicion of trying to buy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr04

Lockout Part 2?

by Jason Steiner on April 4, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Posted In: Labor Law, Law, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Sports

Should sports fans of another league expect a similar situation to the NFL’s current lockout?  Experts appearing at the World Congress of Sports believe that all major sports leagues — other than baseball — are likely facing labor trouble, with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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