Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
In June, I published an article entitled “Connecticut Court Finds Waiver Unenforceable in Negligence Claim Against High School Arising from Track Practice Injury” in Legal Issues in High School Athletics. The article was based upon the Connecticut Superior Court case of Furlani v. Town of East Lyme, which involved a high school sprinter, Nicholas Furlani, who had [...]
Connecticut Sports Law has covered the legal aspects of the National Letter of Intent (NLI) in some detail. The primary issue is whether the NLI is an enforceable contract. Nevertheless, most student-athletes and their parents are not interested in legal theory, but want to know how the NLI affects them. Here are 3 key points to understand before [...]
I was a guest on News 8′s (WTNH) “Connecticut Style,” with Jocelyn Maminta to discuss the recruiting process for high school student-athletes. Please click here to view the video. Thanks to Jocelyn and the Connecticut Style staff for having me on the program.
By Robert J. Romano A high school cheerleader in Texas sued the Silsbee Independent School District, the principal of Silsbee High School and other school officials after they removed her from the cheerleading squad because she refused to cheer for basketball player Rakheem Bolton when he took free throws during a game in February 2009. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Congratulations to Scott McCummings and Kevin Duffy, who signed letters of intent to attend and play football at UConn and Southern Connecticut, respectively. Both players attend Natick (MA) High School, my alma mater. Congratulations are also in order for Natick coach and Athletic Director Tom Lamb, who recently announced his retirement following Natick’s 12-1 season. Lamb [...]
National Signing Day became National Letter of Intent Week here at Connecticut Sports Law. Adding to our prior coverage of the National Letters of Intent was the perspective of four Quinnipiac School of Law Students taking my Sports Law course, Davidson G. Lucas, Martine Trinka, Leo J. White and Dan Mokrycki. Three of the four students [...]
