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Supreme Court to consider NCAA student-athlete compensation, class action rules

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Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma , the court held that the NCAA could, in the interest of preserving the character and quality of college sports, impose restrictions upon players that would otherwise breach antitrust laws. ” The court also granted certiorari in TransUnion LLC v.

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Stern Rebuke: Auburn University Hit With Punitive Damages in Free Speech Case

JonathanTurley

Notably, the jury awarded punitive damages against the university, a relative rarity for juries but well deserved in this case. He argued that academic integrity was being sacrificed for sports. There seemed little balance struck in this case and the jury responded by hitting Auburn with punitive damages.

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Court to take on student-athlete compensation, class action cases

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Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled , in a case brought by Division 1 football and basketball players, that the NCAA’s limits on providing education-related benefits – such as computers, science equipment, post-graduate scholarships and internships – violate federal antitrust laws. The case, TransUnion v. companies cannot do business.

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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

Conflict of Laws

Written by Béligh Elbalti (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics – Osaka University). Assume that you successfully obtained a favourable judgment from a foreign court that orders the losing party to pay punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. Introduction.

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Compensation, y nada más – CJEU decides against Real Madrid in Case C-633/22

Conflict of Laws

judgments published this Friday by the CJEU – a flurry of decisions reminiscent of the madness that is the current Champions League format –, the Court decided a true ‘clásico’ of European private international law in Case C-633/22 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. Yet, a violation of the freedom of expression enshrined in Art.

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From Forever 21 to FC Barcelona, a Look at adidas’ History of 3-Stripe Legal Battles

The Fashion Law

In addition to federal trademark infringement, adidas claimed federal and common law unfair competition, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and trademark dilution. The post From Forever 21 to FC Barcelona, a Look at adidas’ History of 3-Stripe Legal Battles appeared first on The Fashion Law.

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Brace yourself: The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the firearms case of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Mexico)

Conflict of Laws

For some Private International Law implications, click here. 93A [Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act], punitive damages. However, Smith & Wesson contends that that theory of aiding and abetting has been rejected in case law and emphasizes the distinction between active complicity and passive conduct. Beretta U.S.A.