Sports Litigation Alert

By  Naresh Kilaru and LaQuan Bates When a committee, chapter, or affiliate separates from its parent organization, the departing group often assumes it carries two things with it: institutional legitimacy and the right to keep using the name of the original entity. A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District […]

By Kyle Conkle, Ph.D. The recent Second Circuit decision in Choh v. Brown University adds another important layer to the ongoing conversation surrounding athlete compensation as well as institutional control in the future of college athletics. The case centered on two former Brown University basketball players who filed a putative class action lawsuit against the […]

By Nicholas Stegmann and Desmond W. Bouteiller A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by former NFL player Mark Gastineau over the use of his name and likeness in an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary. Gastineau challenged his portrayal in The New York Sack Exchange, arguing that certain footage was used without authorization and misrepresented […]

By Holt Hackney A Dallas County jury has ordered the NCAA to pay $140 million to the family of former Southern Methodist University football player John Thomas “J.T.” Davis, concluding that the organization was negligent in failing to warn him about the long-term neurological risks associated with repetitive head trauma during his college football career […]

By Emma Fernald, of Tulane Sports Law On March 5, 2026, Judge Julie Rebecca Rubin denied a temporary restraining order in Brock Murtha’s suit challenging the NCAA’s denial of a Season-of-Competition Waiver.  The court held that Murtha failed to meet the standard for extraordinary relief. Murtha v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, No. 1:26-cv-00719-JRR (D. Md. […]