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Category: November-December 2020

November-December 2020

COVID-19 Update: Leagues, Schools, and Other Athletic Institutions Grapple With Legal Issues as New Wave of Virus Impacts Play

By Brian G. Remondino, Esq. and Joseph E. Samuel, Jr., Esq., of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP In the Spring 2020 edition of Sports Medicine and the Law, we …

November-December 2020

Charles Oakley v. Madison Square Garden: The Second Circuit Gives Oakley a Second Chance

By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer In February 2017 former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley went to a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.  He sat close to the court, …

November-December 2020

Appeals Court Reverses, Finding Golfer Assumed the Risk of Slip and Fall

A New York state appeals court has reversed a trial court, reasoning that the doctrine of the assumption of the risk applied in a case involving a man who hurt …

November-December 2020

San Francisco Giants Outfielder’s Concussion Lawsuit Raises Question of Stadium Liability – Again

By Eugene Egdorf, Senior Counsel, Shrader Associates On April 24, 2018 San Francisco Giants’ outfielder Mac Williamson found himself tracking down a routine fly ball that was moving toward foul …

November-December 2020

Facial Recognition at Sports Venues: Enhancing the Gameday Experience While Minimizing Liability

By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal & David J. Oberly Facial recognition technology has rapidly transformed—and enhanced—the consumer experience across numerous industries.  This includes travel, hospitality, retail, and healthcare, to name a …

November-December 2020

Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s ADA Claim Against Mercedes-Benz Superdome

A federal judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana has dismissed the claim of a quadriplegic, who sued the owners and operators of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, alleging violations of the …


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