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December 13, 2024
NCAA, Pac-12, USC Say Reggie Bush Filed NIL Suit Too Late
The NCAA, the University of Southern California and the Pac-12 Conference urged a Los Angeles state court to toss former USC star running back Reggie Bush's lawsuit accusing them of profiting off his fame without compensating him, saying Bush waited "far too long" to sue.
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December 13, 2024
Ex-Harlem Globetrotter Gets 7 Years For COVID Funds Scheme
A former player for the Harlem Globetrotters was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay $3 million in restitution by a North Carolina federal judge for his role in a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Act scam during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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December 13, 2024
9th Circ. Says Feds Can't Sub For Tribe In Wash. Betting Row
The Ninth Circuit refused on Friday to revive a casino company's challenge to Washington state gambling compacts giving Native American tribes exclusive rights in the sports betting industry, concluding the company could not avoid involving an immune tribe in the litigation under a theory that its interests were represented by the federal government.
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December 13, 2024
Philadelphia Eagles Can't Revive COVID-19 Coverage Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused to reconsider the Philadelphia Eagles' bid for COVID-19 loss coverage Friday, saying that although the football team thought it "made a clean pass for coverage," there would be no touchdowns scored against its insurer in court.
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December 13, 2024
Conn. Stadium Bidder Can't Pursue 'Sham' Process Claims
An unsuccessful bidder for the redevelopment of Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut, lacks standing to carry on a 56-count lawsuit against 19 defendants that it accused of executing a "sham" process, a state appeals court ruled Friday.
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