With 2010 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 Monday, January 3. 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. The United Football League (UFL) comes to Connecticut. From the UFL’s fan-friendly strategy to its problems enforcing its $150,000 transfer fee, Connecticut Sports Law covered all things UFL in 2010.
The UFL Brings Pro Football Home to Hartford
The Colonial Column: UFL Continues Focus on Fan Experience
The Colonial Column: McCown Leads Return of Pro Football to Connecticut
The Colonial Column: No Luck for Colonials in Las Vegas
Lower Transfer Fee Opens Pipeline From UFL to NFL
7. A practice injury to a high school sprinter in East Lyme, Connecticut provides a lesson on liability waivers in Connecticut. The case also raises the issue of whether Connecticut’s policy on liability waivers in connection with recreational activities promotes the intended result.
Friday Night Rights: School Waivers May Not Be Enforceable
Is Connecticut’s Public Policy of Voiding Liability Waivers Misplaced?
Friday Night Rights: High School Sprinter Settles with School for $325,000
8. The recruitment of high school athletes. There is perhaps no better illustration of the pitfalls of the recruiting process than Marcus Dupree.
Dan Fitzgerald on News 8 to Discuss the Recruiting Process
Connecticut Sports Recruiting: National Letter of Intent Basics
Recruiting Lessons from the Case of Marcus Dupree, “The Best That Never Was”
9. The National Letter of Intent (NLI). Students from Quinnipiac School of Law weighed in on the NLI debate with some excellent insight. Perhaps most interesting is the fact that while although most agree that the NLI is not equitable, it appears that the majority of student-athletes are best served by signing the NLI.
Signing Day Brings National Letter of Intent (NLI) into Focus
National Signing Day: The Law of Letters of Intent
National Signing Day Brings Excitement, Issues for Minors
The National Letter of Intent Violates Doctrine of Unconscionability
The National Letter of Intent Should Remain in Place
The Final Word on the National Letter of Intent
10. Player-fan altercations. Although both incidents covered by Connecticut Sports Law appeared to be relatively minor, the fans in both cases sought legal counsel.
Fan’s Close Encounter with Rick Rypien Unlikely to Produce Large Settlement
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