On July 13, 2020, following a review of the team’s name, the National Football League’s (“NFL”) Washington Redskins announced they would be retiring both their team name and logo. “The decision [came] amid the Black Lives Matter movement — which…
The very popular video game, “Madden NFL” by Electronic Arts Inc. (“EA”) has been around for quite some time since its release in 1988.[1] One would think that for the most part, all the legal “kinks” would have been addressed…
Football is by far America’s most popular sport.[1] The National Football League’s (“NFL”) revenue is projected to be $13.3 billion in the 2016 season,[2] and has grown by nearly 50% since 2010.[3] This is more than any of their competing…
Derrick Rose was recently sued in federal civil court because he and two friends allegedly gang-raped a woman. A federal civil trial was held in California in which Jane Doe is suing Rose and his friends for sexual battery. The trial…
On Friday, September 23, 2016, the Second Circuit denied an appeal by former World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) wrestler, William Albert Haynes III (professionally known as Billy Jack) alleging that the corporation intentionally hid the risks of traumatic brain injuries…
Colin Kaepernick, back-up quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, most likely knew that he would not face legal consequences when he decided to indefinitely sit (or kneel) during each pregame performance of the national anthem. Kaepernick also knew that it was a risk that…
Though the NFL offseason is set to begin, and many new stories will dominate the media, one story refuses to go away: Deflategate. With the case currently on appeal, it is important to entertain the possibility that the Deflategate saga…
At the beginning of September, Sony Pictures Entertainment released a trailer for Concussion, a movie that paints a scathing picture of how representatives of the National Football League (NFL) attempted to cover-up and discredit the research of Dr. Bennet Omalu,…
On February 19, 2014, Ray Rice, star running back for the Baltimore Ravens, assaulted his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer, in a hotel elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This incident brought an increased level of scrutiny towards professional athletes and their organizations by shining a spotlight on egregious…
Author: Simon Bernstein, Executive Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal On Monday, March 12th, Commissioner of the National Football League, Roger Goodell, penalized the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys for “contract practices . . . during the 2010…
Author: Joseph Gutmann, Staff Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal Electronic Arts (“EA”) has had some legal issues lately. They’ve beaten former NFL running back Jim Brown and former Rutgers quarterback Ryan Hart in lawsuits over the use of…
