With 2009 coming to a close, I have compiled a list of the top story lines and accompanying blog posts from the past year. Part I will list story lines 6 through 10; Part II will be posted tomorrow and will include 2 through 5; and the top story line will be posted on New Year’s Eve. Thank you for your readership, comments, questions and support this year. I look forward to another year covering the intersection of sports and the law.
6. Legal issues in high school athletics. From defamation suits against parents, to criminal actions against coaches, to national letters of intent, to selling advertising rights, the legal and business aspects of sports permeated high school athletics in 2009.
Is the National Letter of Intent Legally Enforceable?
National Signing Day: Beware of the National Letter of Intent
Corporate Advertising in High School Athletics
Title IX Applies to High School Athletics
Connecticut Coach Awarded $88k in Libel Lawsuit Against Parent
Advertising and Title IX in High School Athletics
Recruiting and Specialization in High School Athletics
Interview with Mary Anne Bojko
Part II of Mary Anne Bojko Interview
Trial of Coach in Player’s Death May Change High School Athletics
7. Quinnipiac eliminates volleyball team and is hit with a Title IX lawsuit.
Quinnipiac Faces Title IX Lawsuit Over Elimination of Women’s Volleyball
Title IX Lawsuit Brings More Unwanted Attention for Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac Volleyball Players Testify in Title IX Lawsuit
Expert Analysis of Quinnipiac’s Compliance With Title IX
Quinnipiac Volleyball Team Reinstated After Injunction
8. Phoenix Coyotes file for bankruptcy; NHL attempts to keep team in desert. CT Sports Law contributing editor Dan Canavan provided the most comprehensive legal analysis of the Coyotes bankruptcy of anyone on the internet and did so with an eye towards Connecticut and the former Hartford Whalers.
Phoenix Coyotes Seek Bankruptcy Protection, Sale: Winners & Losers
Will The Attempted Relocation of The Phoenix Coyotes Help Bring The Whalers Back to Hartford?
Dan Canavan Interviewed on CBC Radio Regarding Phoenix Coyotes Sale
Part I: Bankruptcy Court Yet to Rule on Phoenix Coyotes Case
Part II: Bankruptcy Court Yet to Rule on Phoenix Coyotes Case
NHL Wins the Battle in the Desert, But Will it Win the War?
Phoenix Coyotes Auction to Favor Local Bidders
As Phoenix Coyotes Saga Continues, Hartford is Silent
Dan Canavan Interviewed on Phoenix Coyotes Bankruptcy
NHL Declares Victory Over Balsillie in Bankruptcy Case
NHL Finally Takes Ownership of Phoenix Coyotes
9. UConn football makes presence known in NFL Draft; agents flock to Connecticut.
UConn’s Donald Brown Reverses Field, Headed to NFL
UConn Football Plays Major Role in NFL Draft
UConn Football’s Success Brings More Agents to Connecticut
10. Colleges and Universities flex muscles asserting trademark rights in school colors.
Can Universities Trademark Their Colors?
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