Here are Connecticut Sports Law’s top story lines of 2010, from 2 through 5. Click here to see 6 through 10. 2. Marist University’s lawsuit against James Madison University provides another chapter in the story of virtual free agency in college coaching. A Beacon in Poughkeepsie: Marist Claims Victory Over James Madison in Coaching Contract Suit More on Marist [...]
Friday Night Rights: Heat and High School Athletics
September 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
Doug Malan of the Connecticut Law Tribune recently interviewed me for his story “School Sports Aren’t All Fun And Games”, concerning the liability of high school coaches. The story touched upon the arrest of two assistant football coaches in Middletown (Conn.) after a player collapsed during a workout on a particularly hot day. Even basic [...]
Friday Night Rights: Arrest of Middletown Coaches Evokes Lessons of Stinson Case
July 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
Last week, two Middletown (Conn.) assistant football coaches were arrested on misdemeanor charges of second-degree reckless endangerment after allegedly withholding water from players during a strength and conditioning workout. One of the players allegedly collapsed during the workout, which was held in 93 degree temperatures. On that day that the National Weather Service placed sections of [...]
Friday Night Rights: School Waivers May Not Be Enforceable
June 14, 2010 By 7 Comments
Legal Issues in High School Athletics has featured my recent article concerning a lawsuit arising from the injury of an East Lyme (Conn.) high school track athlete in its May-June 2010 issue. The article fits in nicely with my blog series “Friday Night Rights”, which covers the legal and business issues that arise in high school sports. [...]
Friday Night Rights: Greenwich Soccer Injury Suit
February 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
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 [...]
CT Sports Law’s Top 10 Story Lines of 2009: Part I
December 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
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, [...]
Talk to My Lawyer: 3 Situations Requiring Counsel in Collegiate Athletics
November 4, 2009 By 6 Comments
1. National Letter of Intent (NLI): Despite the fact that the NLI is optional and heavily favors colleges and universities, student-athletes continue to sign on the dotted line. It’s basically a take it or leave it proposition, and few players are willing to risk leaving a scholarship offer on the table. Some coaches, like Kentucky’s John Calipari, have [...]
Friday Night Rights: Kentucky v. Stinson to Trigger Changes in High School Athletics
September 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A number of commentators have noted that the case of Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Jason David Stinson could have profound effects on high school athletics. After all, this was the first criminal prosecution of a coach involving an on-field death. Now that Stinson has been acquitted on all charges related to the death of Max Gilpin, [...]
