http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/ Published by Wolf Sports Management and Koch & Trushin en-us 2010-03-18T06:40:37-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/03/dallas_cowboys_practice_facili.html Remember when two employees of the Dallas Cowboys were severely injured last year when the team’s practice facility fell apart in a storm? It looks like the lawsuit over who will be held liable is starting to take a turn... Sports Law Jason B. Wolf 2010-03-18T06:40:37-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/03/another_doping_ban_in_track_an.html Ivory Williams, who ran the fastest time this year in the 60m in the U.S. Indoor Championships last month, has been suspended by the IAAF for testing positive for marijuana. Published reports says that he failed a test last month... Track and Field Legal Issues Jason B. Wolf 2010-03-16T05:38:42-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/03/sports_equipment_safety_hockey_1.html We have blogged previously about the safety of sports equipment (such as mouthguards and baseball bats (here and here). Now it is time to take note of a lawsuit underway in Canada regarding the safety of hockey helmets. The... Jason B. Wolf 2010-03-12T05:25:06-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/03/sports_lawsuit_filed_against_h.html A television broadcaster is suing Anaheim Ducks General Manager Bob Murray for assault and battery, accusing the GM of being emotionally unstable, having a “propensity to violence” and showing a “history of aggressive and violent behavior.” Rachel Paris was... Sports Law Jason B. Wolf 2010-03-10T06:22:18-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/03/another_sports_lawsuit_team_ha_1.html A New Jersey Court has ruled in favor of a minor league baseball team in a lawsuit brought by a fan who was injured while participating in a three-legged race. Daniel Duncan, who weighed about 340 pounds at the time... Sports Law Jason B. Wolf 2010-03-08T05:51:46-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/03/athlete_libel_suit_goes_wrong_1.html John Daly had an interesting week after learning that he lost his libel lawsuit against a Jacksonville newspaper. Then things really got interesting. On Tuesday, his lawsuit against the Jacksonville Times-Union newspaper came to an end when the judge granted... Sports Law Jason B. Wolf 2010-03-05T05:28:47-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/03/the_secret_to_sports_endorseme_1.html Athletes contact me almost every day to ask how they can procure sports endorsements to further their career. I have been contacted by athletes ranging from established professionals who have lost their sponsorships for various reasons to novices who have... Endorsements and Sponsorships for Athletes Jason B. Wolf 2010-03-03T12:26:57-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/03/sports_agents_in_trouble_maybe.html Sports agents can be easy targets sometimes, because the bad apples in the industry get an undue amount of attention. Sometimes, however, people go too far in impugning sports agent. See if you can follow this saga of a potential... Sports Law Jason B. Wolf 2010-03-01T05:45:29-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/02/sports_law_weighing_the_pros_a.html When word spread this week that former Raiders football coach Randy Hanson sued the team and head coach Tom Cable, the reaction was mixed. While no one who has followed the saga was too surprised that Hanson finally sued,... Sports Law Jason B. Wolf 2010-02-25T06:19:51-05:00 http://www.sportsagentlawyer.com/2010/02/sports_law_developments_a_nobr_1.html MLB has imposed a blanket ban on dangerous weapons, and has begun posting warnings in spring training clubhouses. It is tough to argue with this stance and say that players should be allowed to bring their guns, knives and... Sports Law Jason B. Wolf 2010-02-22T06:36:28-05:00