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Breaking Cultural And Financial Barriers In Olympic Sports, Maureen A. Weston, Professor Of Law
Breaking Cultural And Financial Barriers In Olympic Sports, Maureen A. Weston, Professor Of Law
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Nelson Mandela has said that “[s]port has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does . . . . It is more powerful than governments in breaking down barriers.” Sports can have tremendous value, not only to the individual participants in promoting physical and mental health, skills, and teamwork, but also to society in fostering community, civic pride, and a sense of belonging, even among the fans. Sports have significant economic, political and cultural impacts at the local, national, and international spheres. …
Emerging Issues In Sports Law: Symposium Transcript, Steve Underwood, Christopher Whitson
Emerging Issues In Sports Law: Symposium Transcript, Steve Underwood, Christopher Whitson
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
First we manage our litigation and clients. And we have a wide range of claims and suits to take care of. There are league-wide suits. There are labor arbitrations. There are player suits, from time-to-time. And you know the Corey Stringer case that's been filed in Minnesota, for example. We had a somewhat similar experience a few years ago that ended up as a ... cert. denied case of the United States Supreme Court, Smith v. Houston Oilers, a 1996 Fifth Circuit case .... We have a lot of workers' comp problems in our business. Our workcomp expense this year …
Phoenix Rising: Inside The Owner's Box With Counsel To Jerry Colangelo, J. S. Ruffner
Phoenix Rising: Inside The Owner's Box With Counsel To Jerry Colangelo, J. S. Ruffner
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
In late spring of 1987, I received a telephone call that changed my law practice. Jerry Colangelo, General Manager of the Suns since its arrival in Phoenix as an expansion NBA franchise in 1969, called me to discuss representing a group of investors he was putting together for the purchase of the franchise. At the time, the Suns franchise was the only major professional sports team in Arizona and had been very successful. Unfortunately, the reputation of the team, carefully nurtured from its arrival, recently had been tarnished by allegations and investigations concerning drugs. Jerry explained that the Tucson and …