From The Legal Field

The Golden Rule

The NFL’s golden year comes to a close this weekend as Super Bowl 50 looms large. Throughout the season, all NFL fields have painted the 50-yard marks gold to represent the large milestone in league history. Cam Newton has stated that if he wins the league MVP award the night before the Super Bowl, he will wear…

Crossfit Brand Wars: Nike Awakens

With the release of the Nike “Metcon 2”, many “crossfitters” are still wondering whether the on-going brand war between Reebok and Nike is finally over. The simple answer to that question is no. Reebok/Crossfit continue to send various cease and desist letters to Nike, whenever the sporting goods conglomerate attempts to use the Crossfit name….

Mizzou QB Suspended for Allegedly Snorting Cocaine on Video

A video of Maty Mauk, Missouri’s Quarterback, was posted over the weekend of him, allegedly, snorting cocaine. While we do not know when this video was recorded, we do know that Mauk has been suspended by Mizzou 3 times over the past 4 months. After this video surfaced, Mizzou responded quickly and swiftly suspending Mauk…

Garber v. Major League Baseball

UPDATE Jan 19, 2016 1:40 pm EST: A settlement has been reached. In 2012, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Major League Baseball (MLB) accusing the MLB of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act with their blackout and television territory policy. The Sherman Antitrust Act states: “Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise,…

Backstreet’s Back Behind Bars

Wednesday night in Key West, Florida police arrested popular artist Nick Carter from the group Backstreet Boys. Police were called to the popular bar, Hog’s Breath Saloon, where Carter and his friend Michael Papayans allegedly got into an altercation at Hog’s Breath Saloon. The altercation began when Carter and Papayans appeared over intoxicated at the…

The Force Has Awakened To Tarantino’s Dismay

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens has become the largest grossing film of all-time. It has shattered records, exceeded expectations, but above all, it has satisfied the millions and millions of Star Wars fans around the world. However, you would most likely be surprised to find that not everyone was “awakened” with this latest…

Could Penn Face Charges Due to Secret Meeting With El Chapo?

In light of El Chapo’s recent recapture and the release of Sean Penn’s interview of the fugitive in Rolling Stones, is Penn likely to face charges himself? When Penn conducted the interview in October 2015, El Chapo was very much a wanted man. However, can a journalist/actor such as Penn be held criminally accountable for…

MLB Needs to Change Policies After STL Hack

Last week, the former St. Louis Cardinal scouting director Chris Correa pleaded guilty to 5 counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer, 18 U.S. Code § 1030. At the sentencing hearing was the first time the scope of what he accessed became public. The accessed information, valued at $1.7 million, included access to Houston…

Ryan Howard Sues Al Jazeera

Al Jazeerah recently aired an investigative report named “The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers” that connects several athletes including Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and former legendary boxer, Mike Tyson, to a doping ring. Amid the allegations represented in the film, accused doper, Ryan Howard, a slugger for the Philadelphia Phillies, is suing…

An Agents Job Until the NFL Draft

The College Football Championship is all that is left to another exciting college football season. Realistically, a majority of players will never play football again, but for those who have their hopes set on the NFL now is the time to find an agent. For many this will make or break their chance at being…