Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Warren Zola, one of the leading voices on college sports reform, has posted an outstanding article on the Huffington Post entitled “The Year in Review: College Sports Reform Reaches the Tipping Point.” The article is a must-read if you’re interested in college sports. In his article, Zola discusses the events of the past academic year and [...]
The case of Marist College v. Matt Brady concluded last week, with a jury finding that Brady, Marist’s former men’s basketball coach, breached his contract with the college when he accepted the same position at James Madison University (JMU) without Marist’s permission. In addition, Brady and/or his staff recruited players to JMU that they had previously recruited to attend Marist, [...]
A verdict was handed down in the case of Marist v. Brady yesterday. The jury found that Marist’s former basketball coach, Matt Brady, breached his contract when he left Marist to coach at James Madison University (JMU), however the jury awarded no damages. According to Sean McCann of the Poughkeepsie Journal, Marist claimed the following damages [...]
Coach and Athletic Director magazine recently featured my article covering the various legal issues facing coaches running sports camps. I have addressed contract, business, liability, employment and compliance issues. Click on the following link to view the article: Address Legal Issues Before Starting a Summer Camp. My sincere thanks to Michael Austin, Editor-In-Chief of Coach and [...]
In August 2010, I published an article in Sports Litigation Alert concerning a potentially precedent-setting case in the business of collegiate athletics. The article, entitled A Beacon in Poughkeepsie: Marist Claims Victory Over James Madison in Coaching Contract Suit, discussed the judgment of default that entered against James Madison University (JMU). The article also spoke to [...]
In what ESPN’s Mike Greenberg described as ”another outrage in the NCAA,” Florida International University (FIU) has denied basketball player Dominque Ferguson permission to contact other schools regarding a potential transfer. Ferguson reportedly appealed the denial, but his appeal was unsuccessful. Ferguson sought to leave FIU for a number of reasons, including the departure of his coach, [...]
Allen Sack, professor and interim dean in the College of Business at the University of New Haven, has been a leading advocate for student-athletes’ rights. Sack provided important testimony in support of the Student-Athletes’ Right to Know Act which was adopted by the Connecticut General Assembly and became effective this past January. In his testimony, Sack [...]
The new NCAA rule allowing colleges and universities to offer multi-year scholarships to student-athletes survived an override effort by schools which opposed the rule change. Steve Wieberg of USA Today reports that an override of the legislation was passed by the narrowest of margins: Opponents needed 207 of 330 votes by schools and conferences – a five-eighths [...]
