What is Sports Law?
Many people, including professional athletes, believe that sports law is a glamorous field in which sports lawyers work side-by-side with professional athletes. While this can be true, sports law more often involves lawyers representing athletes in run-of-the-mill practice areas.
The legal proceedings of NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield are a prime example. Mayfield, who allegedly had drug problems which led to his suspension, is in the midst of a heavy court battle. Mayfield is trying to obtain data from the former wife of NASCAR’s chairman Brian France. Now NASCAR has interjected itself to try and stop the disclosure.
While this article does not provide extensive detail, it sums up the situation concisely:
The Frances were divorced in April 2008, and Brian France sued his ex-wife in North Carolina Superior Court in September of that year. All documents relating to that case were sealed in December."They are attempting to improperly bring private, irrelevant information concerning Mr. France's domestic relations into this litigation as a means of retaliation," NASCAR claimed in its filing.
