From The Legal Field

13 Year-Old Paralyzed By Tackle, Hits Back In Court

During a pee-wee football game, on November 6, 2011, thirteen year-old Donnovan Hill tackled the opposing team’s ball carrier. Immediately following contact, Hill’s body went limp. The doctors who treated Donnovan said he suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury which paralyzed him from the neck down. A video of the play shows Donnovan lower his…

Taking A Knee

The latest controversy in sports is the decision of some players to kneel instead of stand during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick led the way when he decided not to stand for the anthem. He did not want to “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”…

Minnesota Carpet Company Sues USOC Over Free Speech

Minnesota based carpet cleaning company, Zerorez, has filed a suit against the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) over its social media ban that was placed on companies that were not sponsors during the 2016 summer Olympics. Zerorez is seeking “a declaration that Zerorez and other businesses can engage in free speech on social media without infringing…

Hopeless

This past week, the U.S. Soccer team terminated the contract of their infamous goalie Hope Solo. For 17 years, Solo was the face of the U.S. Women’s National Team, leading the women to world cup championships, Olympic victories, and receiving notoriety for a sport that is still “up and coming” in the country. Solo helped…

Getting in Bed with All the Wrong People

Kanye West released his much-anticipated “Famous” music video. In the video, Kanye portrayed celebrities such as Former President George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Ray J, Chris Brown, Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian West, Bill Cosby, Amber Rose, and Caitlyn Jenner, naked laying in a bed next to himself. Obviously, these were not the…

Baseball’s Monopoly

Major League Baseball (MLB), has been exempt from antitrust laws since 1922. Throughout the years, many have tried to repeal that exemption but have struck out. Most recently, the Supreme Court has denied to hear the City of San Jose v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball case, stopping all recent progress to having the…

U.S. Women’s National Team Takes A Hit

With the 2016 Olympics just within reach, we can all rest assured knowing that by law, the U.S. Women’s National Team (“USWNT”) cannot strike and will be participating in the 2016 Olympics. A recent decision by Judge Coleman held that, the player’s union had given General Counsel John B. Langel authority to integrate the terms…

The Fitness Battle Rages On.

In 2013, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) published an article in their Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research about CrossFit®. This article would soon come to be known as “The Devor Study”. In this article, the NSCA claimed that CrossFit was an injurious sport, and included with it, injury data related to the…

Bikram Back in Court

A California judge has ruled that Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram (hot) yoga, cannot plead the Fifth Amendment to avoid discovery requests from a former employee. The Fifth Amendment protects people from being held for committing a crime. Since the plaintiff, Sharon Clerkin’s, allegations are not related to criminal conduct, the judge said, there is…

What does an “en banc” hearing mean for Tom Brady?

Tom Brady and the NFLPA officially filed a petition for a rehearing “en banc”. This means that Tom Brady and his legal team are asking for the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to review his case. For the rehearing to be granted a majority of the 13 active judges on the…