Law & Risk

Hate Mail
A parent's malicious e-crusade against a coach runs afoul of libel law.

An Expensive Message Sent to Negligent Service Providers
Eleven defendants are found negligent in a drowning case; "Sports Law" contributor John T. Wolohan offers an opinion about damages and how a business owner, though negligent, could avoid paying them.

A Team of Officials Collides With the Courts
Officials doing exactly what officials are supposed to do may yet face the prospect of tort litigation.

A Loaded Question
Public parks often serve as battlegrounds in the fight over Second Amendment rights.

Giant Steps
The Meadowlands redevelopment's environmental-review saga provides helpful procedural guidelines for others contemplating new construction.

Sports Participation Is Not a Right
Students do not have a constitutionally protected right to participate in high school sports.

Riding Lesson
A patron's fall off a stationary bike meets a court's support of waiver protection for clubs.

'Oliver' Twist
An NCAA rule intended to protect student-athletes does the opposite, a court says.

How to Write an Effective Waiver
Five steps to follow in writing a waiver and release agreement for your facility.

What's the Indifference?
A student-athlete's harassment case flounders when she fails to prove administrators ignored her complaints.

Disorder in the Courts
On appeal, an athlete's anorexia is found not to be the result of her coach's verbal abuse.

An Unobstructed View
By siding with wheelchair-using spectators, a court may well influence future ADA litigation.

Screen Pass
Apathy toward thorough pre-participation heart evaluations leaves some at-risk student-athletes undetected — and others dead.

Entitlement Reform
Another court determines that participation in interscholastic athletics is a privilege, not a right.

Baseball and Softball Aren't Comparable, Association Says
Indiana High School Athletic Association says baseball and softball aren't comparable.

Hit Hard
Heightened awareness of concussions is changing the culture of prep sports.

Bases Covered
A waiver signed on behalf of a minor keeps a baseball school from being tagged with liability.

Wall Smart
Employee training and supervision are keys to reducing climbing wall injuries.

Supreme Court Will Review NFL Antitrust Case
The NFL hopes the court will expand its lower-court victory by making all professional sports leagues immune from antitrust laws; "Sports Law" contributor John T. Wolohan offers an opinion about the league’s chances of victory.

Swimsuit Manufacturers to Compete in Court
High-tech swimsuits have resulted in hundreds of new world records and one old-fashioned antitrust lawsuit.

Health Clubs Telling It Like It Oughtn't
B&R Family Fitness Club of Feasterville, Pa., has alleged that the Huntington Valley location of L.A. Fitness is interfering with its prospective business relationships.