What’s the difference between college and professional sports? Zeros. Lots of them. And actually, we’re talking about millions of dollars and the idea that student-athletes don’t see any of it. It’s gone to court and there have been appeals and NOW it’s going to the BIG court in Washington DC. The Supreme Court on Wednesday […]
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak will pay $2.25 million to resolve civil claims by the Justice Department that it discriminated against passengers with disabilities. Amtrak also agreed to fix up train stations that failed to accommodate wheelchair-bound passengers and others with limited mobility. The Justice Department said Amtrak had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) […]
When it comes down to it, WHO is really responsible for a pandemic? Tenants, landlords and insurers are now battling over who is responsible for covering losses incurred during temporary closures. As they continue to grapple with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic—and wait for further federal relief—commercial real estate tenants may increasingly sue […]
In Hollywood, agents still rule. Two really big ones, the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) have been locked in a feud for the past 18 months over packaging fees and ownership interests (aka money and let’s call it respect). CAA asked a federal judge Tuesday to issue a preliminary […]