Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Hanson Sues Cable, Raiders In light of the fact that I am currently on the left coast, it seems appropriate to mention the latest legal news coming from the Oakland Raiders. Former assistant coach Randy Hanson has filed a civil suit against the Raiders and Head Coach Tom Cable. Hanson alleges that he was assaulted during [...]
Connecticut Sports Law needs your help, and your votes, for a very good cause! Angel Peterson and Dan Oliveira, good friends and regular readers of Connecticut Sports Law, need your help to win their dream wedding. Angel and Dan are one of twelve couples vying to win an all-expenses-paid wedding at the Society Room in [...]
Thanks to Jason Wolf’s Sports Agent & Sports Lawyer blog , I came across a sports litigation issue right in our backyard. Greenwich parents Mark and Roseanne Sanford brought suit against the Town of Greenwich in 2005, after their son was injured while playing soccer at Central Middle School. The son was injured after stepping [...]
The past, present and future of football in Hartford was alive yesterday at Rentschler Field, when the United Football League (UFL) announced that it would relocate its New York franchise to Hartford. Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell, UFL Commissioner Michael Hugyhue, and team owner Bill Mayer all took turns at the podium, overlooking the stadium evidencing perhaps Connecticut’s greatest football [...]
