Sports Law Update - June 3, 2011

Sports Law Newsletter June 3, 2011 FindLaw.com Sports Law Newsletter Quick Links FindLaw Answers Find a Lawyer Learn About the Law Legal Forms Blogs LawBrain Table of Contents Justice Department to meet with BCS NFL and players meet, court date next Lawyer: Pacquiao settles defamation lawsuit Armstrong adds to legal team Mistrial in robbery case vs. Seton Hall ex-player After Ohio State Resignation, Is Jim Tressel's Contract Voidable? Super Bowl Seating Lawsuit Should be Tossed, Cowboys Argue You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. SPONSOR NEW AND NOTEWORTHY: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO MEET WITH BCS (AP) - The Justice Department, which has raised antitrust concerns about college football's Bowl Championship Series, will meet with the organization this summer. BCS executive director Bill Hancock tells The Associated Press that a Justice Department attorney has asked for a voluntary background briefing on how the BCS operates. Hancock says he agreed to provide one, adding he sees it as an opportunity to emphasize that the BCS was crafted with antitrust laws in mind. NFL AND PLAYERS MEET, COURT DATE NEXT (AP) - From talks in front of a mediator to arguments before an appeals court, the NFL's labor dispute has reached a critical stage. The league and its players completed three straight days of not-so-secret talks Thursday. Now they head to court in St. Louis for a ruling that could prove pivotal in the nearly three-month lockout. LAWYER: PACQUIAO SETTLES DEFAMATION LAWSUIT (AP) - A lawyer for Manny Pacquiao says the boxer has settled a defamation lawsuit against other boxing world figures who intimated he used performance enhancing drugs. Attorney Daniel Petrocelli said in a release Wednesday that Pacquiao settled with former boxer Oscar de La Hoya and Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions on confidential terms. ARMSTRONG ADDS TO LEGAL TEAM (AP) - Lance Armstrong is adding two lawyers to his legal team who previously won a major legal victory against federal investigators in a doping case. MISTRIAL IN ROBBERY CASE VS. SETON HALL EX-PLAYER (AP) - A New Jersey judge has declared a mistrial in the armed robbery prosecution of a former Seton Hall basketball player. SPONSOR THE TARNISHED TWENTY: AFTER OHIO STATE RESIGNATION, IS JIM TRESSEL'S CONTRACT VOIDABLE? (FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) - Amid increasing allegations that he lied to university and NCAA officials about his knowledge of widespread rules violations, there has been a lot of talk about whether Ohio State University can rescind Jim Tressel's contract. SUPER BOWL SEATING LAWSUIT SHOULD BE TOSSED, COWBOYS ARGUE (FindLaw's Tarnished Twenty) - The NFL and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones were in court on Thursday, requesting that a judge dismiss the Super Bowl seating lawsuit that seeks damages for ticket-holding football fans left seatless on game day. SPONSOR Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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