A half century after the United States Congress passed, by overwhelming majority, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, more commonly known as the Clean Water Act (“CWA” or the “Act”),
Back in 2020, I wrote a NH Bar News article about courts implementing online dispute resolution (ODR) programs. ODR is when parties use technology to resolve disputes without a trial.
On July 1, 2021, the NCAA adopted its interim Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy, which set forth the terms under which intercollegiate athletes may monetize their NIL. On October
Hot topics pertaining to student-athlete issues have recently dominated the sports law space, from Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) regulation, to class action lawsuits against the NCAA, and NCAA conference
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A federal district court judge granted class-action status to the plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and major college conferences. In House v. NCAA,
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On September 8, 2023, the federal Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to revise the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) regulations governing overtime exemptions for
With school back in session, name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights are once again at the forefront of the amateur sports discussion. As NIL rights continue to evolve nationwide, collegiate
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On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach, Mike Babcock, was accused of invading his players’ privacy by former NHL player and “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast host, Paul Bissonnette.
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ChatGPT – the artificial intelligence application from OpenAI that can provide detailed, lengthy natural language answers in response to user questions – famously attracted 1 million users in its first