NIL Influencers Must Disclose Paid Connection to Avoid Lawsuits
Social media influencers can violate the law by failing to disclose a paid relationship with a brand, a federal judge ruled last week when partially denying a motion to…
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Fanatics Exec Appeals Injunction in DraftKings Noncompete Case
U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick this week granted DraftKings’ motion for a preliminary injunction against former senior vice president Michael Hermalyn, barring him…
FTC Noncompete Ban Looms Over Sports Execs, Coaches, NIL
The Federal Trade Commission Tuesday announced a final rule that will ban noncompete employment agreements in the American economy. Provided it survives potential…
California’s Noncompete Ban Expansion Reaches Sports
Two new laws in California expand the state’s ban on noncompete agreements in ways that will impact athletes, teams and sports companies doing business in the Golden…
Commanders Ex-Ticket Exec Sues Team for Calling Him a ‘Serial Liar’
With the Washington Commanders’ ownership on the verge of changing hands this Thursday, a new and last-minute legal problem stemming from current owner Daniel Snyder’s…
Microsoft-Activision Deal Gets Green Light in Blow to FTC
In a blow to the regulatory reach of the Federal Trade Commission, a judge in California on Tuesday denied the agency a preliminary injunction to block Microsoft’s…
Sports Industry Hooked by Supreme Court Fishing Case
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case that could impact how the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Food and Drug…
FTC Plan to Ban Auto-Renewal Extends Beyond Gym Memberships
If you’ve been charged for a gym membership that you forgot to cancel, the Federal Trade Commission has a new proposal with you in mind—one that has ramifications for…
FTC Shakeup Tests Agency’s Credibility on Noncompetes, NIL
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to ban noncompete clauses, which would reverberate through a sports industry in which coaching contracts, membership…
FTC Noncompete Proposal May Boost LIV Golf, Coaches Market
When the PGA Tour suspends golfers for joining LIV Golf, it correctly notes those golfers contractually agreed to not play elsewhere. That’s another way of saying the…
Roger Goodell’s Congressional Testimony: a Scouting Report
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will testify this morning before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in a hearing titled, “Tackling Toxic Workplaces: Examining…
FTC Crackdown on TikTok Influencers Adds to NIL Pitfalls as Feds Join Fray
At a time when there is much hand-wringing over the NCAA’s passive approach to NIL enforcement and related saber-rattling over state NIL statutes and federal antitrust…
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