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Yahoo! Sports (blog) Keith Brooking is having some legal and financial issuesYahoo! Sports (blog)… Croaker or if he just did something relatively simple. Help me out. A representative for Brooking says there's no evidence that Brooking transferred any properties and says the allegations are unfounded. We wish him the best with his legal troubles.Dallas Cowboys [...]

CTV.ca Charleston, SC | Breaking News, Sports, WeatherLocal law firm fights on behalf …ABC NEWS 4June 20 2010 , Courtesy: BP CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV)– The Motley Rice Law Firm has released a statement on the settlement between BP and the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf [...]

Metro + state: Legal issues focus of UM Sports Law Society symposiumDetroit Free PressTop lawyers and experts from around the country, including Gary Johansen from the US Olympic Committee, William Bock of the US Anti-Doping Agency and Calita Robinson from Coca-Cola, will discuss legal issues surrounding the Summer and Winter Games.and more » View full post [...]

Armstrong, Bonds, Et Al: A Legal History Of Sports ProsecutionsWBURBy Bill Littlefield | Saturday, February 11th, 2012 The government recently dropped its investigation of Lance Armstrong. The seven-time Tour de France champion was being investigated for drug related crimes. (AP) “I hugged my kids and hugged my …and more » View full post on legal – [...]

Sydney Morning Herald Sports bosses want changes to copyright lawsABC OnlineThe sports bosses are confident that they can get the government to change the laws quickly. But, as Simon Lauder reports, there are concerns that any changes may not be good for consumers. SIMON LAUDER: Telstra paid $153 million for the right to …Digital copyright [...]

Paul Laurin, lead counsel for Fox Sports in the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy, has joined Barnes & Thornburg, becoming the latest attorney to depart from imploding Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff, which began dissolving after a jury issued a $10 million verdict against it and two senior attorneys. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Yahoo! Sports (blog) Florida law would turn its publicly funded ballparks and stadiums into …Yahoo! Sports (blog)As reported by the Miami Herald, state legislators have unearthed an obscure law that has not been enforced since it was adopted in 1988. It states that any ballpark or stadium that receives taxpayer money shall serve as a [...]

Yahoo! Sports (blog) Florida law would turn its publicy-funded ballparks and stadiums into homeless …Yahoo! Sports (blog)As reported by the Miami Herald, state legislators have unearthed an obscure law that has not been enforced since it was adopted in 1988. It states that any ballpark or stadium that receives taxpayer money shall serve as a [...]

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Legal sports betting in NJ gets push from 2 congressmenThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comBy MaryAnn Spoto/The Star-Ledger Amanda Brown/For The Star-LedgerCongressman Frank Pallone speaks to state Sen. Ray Lesniak and Assemblyman John Burzichelli following a news conference to announce legislation to introduce sports betting in New Jersey.Lawmakers Applaud Efforts To Bring Legal [...]

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Lawmakers Applaud Efforts To Bring Legal Sports Betting To New JerseyNJ TODAY“Independent economic analysis tells us that the economic benefit in terms of casino revenues could be in excess of $1 billion a year, with over a million in New Jersey tax revenue, and thousands of jobs being created to support [...]