Law360: Sports & Betting /sports-and-betting?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Sports & Betting Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:03:28 +0000 Navigating AI In The Legal Industry /sports-and-betting/articles/2420165?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2420165 As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:33:10 +0000 Justices Urged To Review 'Bike+' TM Suit Against Peloton /sports-and-betting/articles/2425383?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2425383 A fitness company with a cycling app called Bike+ has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision dismissing its trademark infringement claims against Peloton, saying the appeals court erred in assessing the likelihood of confusion and should have let a jury decide the matter. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:29:48 +0000 Yankees Defend 'Iconic' Logo Against Cannabis Apparel Seller /sports-and-betting/articles/2425161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2425161 The New York Yankees are hoping to stifle a cannabis apparel seller's effort to secure a trademark registration for his products, telling the Federal Circuit that the application was correctly denied for copying the team's "iconic" logo. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:16:05 +0000 Top North Carolina Cases Of 2025 /sports-and-betting/articles/2425293?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2425293 A sweep of settlements in major lawsuits punctuated the second half of the year in North Carolina, from a record-breaking wrongful death deal to an eleventh-hour resolution in a lending fight over a biogas development project. Here are some of the top North Carolina case outcomes in the second half of 2025. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:38:49 +0000 Disney Wants ESPN Streaming Rates Suit Sent To Arbitration /sports-and-betting/articles/2424889?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424889 Disney is seeking to force a proposed class of Fubo subscribers to arbitrate their claims that Disney unlawfully made streaming services pay inflated rates for ESPN and other sports channels, telling a California federal judge that the company can enforce Fubo's arbitration clause after its purchase of the streamer. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:31:57 +0000 Why It Took A Trial For The NASCAR Antitrust Case To Settle /sports-and-betting/articles/2425279?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2425279 It took eight days of trial and more than 50 hours of testimony to finally force a settlement that a North Carolina judge had spent months prodding Michael Jordan's race team and NASCAR to negotiate in their high-stakes antitrust battle — a signal to experts that a billionaire athlete, powerhouse lawyers and the iconic stock car racing organization wouldn't go down without a fight. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:04:41 +0000 The Court Cases That Defined Sports Law In 2025 /sports-and-betting/articles/2424135?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424135 From a landmark settlement that looks to reshape the future of college athletics to an eye-popping victory for a golf legend, the sports legal world was teeming with cases that commanded attorneys' attention throughout 2025. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:54:39 +0000 NFL's Chiefs Moving To $3B Stadium In Kansas /sports-and-betting/articles/2424728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424728 The Kansas City Chiefs are leaving their longtime home in Missouri to play in a new, $3 billion stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, that state's governor and the NFL team announced. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:05:50 +0000 Fed. Circ. Urged To Erase Aaron Judge's TM Phrases Win /sports-and-betting/articles/2425134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2425134 A Long Island man seeking to register trademarks for the judiciary-themed expressions "All Rise" and "Here Comes The Judge" has asked the Federal Circuit to overturn the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's rejection of his applications, arguing it erroneously concluded that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has priority over the phrases. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:03:25 +0000 Judge Axes Former Team's Suit Over Minor League Shake-Up /sports-and-betting/articles/2424911?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424911 A suit accusing minor league baseball owner Marvin Goldklang of "treason" for supporting a reorganization that eliminated a Tennessee-based franchise and 42 other teams has been dismissed by a New Jersey federal judge. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:42:48 +0000 Notable Pennsylvania Legislation Of 2025 /sports-and-betting/articles/2418450?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2418450 Pennsylvania's much-delayed 2025 budget bill contained some big public-policy changes like ending a carbon cap-and-trade program, offering an $800 income tax credit and providing stopgap funding for mass transit, even as its domination of the state Legislature's time prevented much else from passing, attorneys told Law360 in reviewing major laws that passed in the last year. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:49:11 +0000 Ex-UMich Coach Can't Shake ID Theft Charges /sports-and-betting/articles/2424868?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424868 A former University of Michigan assistant football coach will face aggravated identity theft charges after a federal judge ruled Monday that the use of stolen passwords is "central" to the broader allegations of accessing thousands of students' intimate photographs. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:27:28 +0000 Mich. Festival Organizer Says Lions Stole Name /sports-and-betting/articles/2424826?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424826 The producers of a Michigan music festival have gone to federal court to claim that the Detroit Lions used their slogan and logo without permission to promote a new "Motor City Muscle" football jersey design. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:18:15 +0000 $14.8M Deal Proposed In Genius Sports SPAC Chancery Case /sports-and-betting/articles/2424905?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424905 Stockholders and defendants in a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit challenging the merger that took sports data company Genius Sports Ltd. public through a special purpose acquisition company have reached a proposed $14.8 million cash settlement, according to a release by plaintiffs' counsel Monday. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:39:35 +0000 Ex-NBA Players' Adviser Can't Break Out Of Fraud Case /sports-and-betting/articles/2424782?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424782 A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser will still have to face charges of defrauding three NBA players of more than $5 million in schemes involving three former co-defendants, a New York federal judge has ordered. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:36:21 +0000 Advocacy Groups Warn Against Kalshi's Gambling Push /sports-and-betting/articles/2424791?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424791 A trio of nonprofits that advocate against gambling are fighting betting company Kalshi's efforts to curb Maryland gaming regulators' oversight, telling the Fourth Circuit that health consequences and threats to elections and youth sports would be significant if Kalshi succeeds. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:53:51 +0000 Sports Tech Co. Sues Ex-Major Leaguer Over Failed App Deal /sports-and-betting/articles/2424717?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424717 A technology company has sued MLB Network host Harold Reynolds in New Jersey federal court, alleging that the former All-Star sabotaged their agreement to build a youth sports app and lured the company into sharing trade secrets with a competitor. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:15:29 +0000 The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025 /sports-and-betting/articles/2422868?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2422868 The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:13:15 +0000 DraftKings Beats Suit Over Calif. Gambling Ban, For Now /sports-and-betting/articles/2424237?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424237 A California federal judge said during a hearing Friday he plans to toss with leave to amend a proposed class action alleging DraftKings' Daily Fantasy Sports games and others violate California's ban on sports betting, while calling the case "significant" for "clearly" implicating public policy and the California penal code. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:52:56 +0000 CFTC Seeks Input On Prediction Market Regs /sports-and-betting/articles/2424212?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2424212 The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking the public what steps it should take to protect customers trading on increasingly popular prediction markets, saying it might have to update its regulations "to consider the risk profiles and loss events unique" to the space.