Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
As we approach the end of Connecticut Sports Law’s inaugural year, I have compiled a list of the top story lines and accompanying blog posts from 2008. Thank you for your readership and support and I look forward to another year covering the intersection of sports and the law. 1. UConn and Notre Dame agree to [...]
By Marilee Corr Clark, Esq. Tax law is not normally associated with sports law. However, a tax provision that still seems relatively unknown could easily cause a professional athlete to owe more in taxes than he has received in a given year. The tax provision is Code § 409A, which was enacted in October, 2004 [...]
By Robert J. Romano, Esq. Minnesota Vikings Kevin Williams and Pat Williams and New Orleans Saints Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith were each suspended for four games after testing positive for the banned substance bumetanide, an ingredient found in the dietary supplement StarCaps. Bumetanide is known to be and can be used as [...]
Donald Brown announced that he would return to UConn for his senior year, forgoing the NFL following an award-winning season. Brown, who will graduate in the spring, will pursue graduate studies while playing one more season for the Huskies. Although UConn fans are rejoicing at the news, is Brown’s decision to return to school a sound [...]
Following some public waffling on whether the Arena Football League (AFL) will play football in 2009, the AFL has announced that the upcoming season has in fact been cancelled. The AFL, however, does plan on playing in 2010. The suspension of the 23 year-old league seemingly creates an opening, and a ready talent-source, for the United Football League (UFL), [...]
UFL’s Competition may be Sidelined Yesterday an Arena Football League owner announced that the league will be suspending operations for the upcoming season. Today, the AFL is reconsidering and announced that it plans to play in 2009. Whatever the outcome, the struggles of the AFL are unfortunate. The AFL has quietly been in existence for 23 years, serving as both [...]
By Robert J. Romano, Esq. As every lawyer was taught in his or her first year contract course, the essential elements of an agreement between two or more parties are offer, acceptance, consideration, legality and capacity. Additionally, any contract which terms cannot be performed and completed within one year has to be reduced to writing. [...]
The Plaxico Burress situation is intriguing on a number of levels, involving the criminal justice system, NFL player contracts and even health care law. The sensational nature of the story combined with the New York Giants’ success this season has resulted in wide-ranging, in-depth media coverage. Perhaps no writers have covered the story as well [...]
