Posts In Sports Law

Liability for Injuries in Youth Sports - Where do the Courts Draw the Line? Dec 10

Attorney James M. Lynch examines the gray area surrounding who is responsible for injuries in contact sports. Click here f or ...

Texting, Email and Social Media Evidence: The Downfall of Antonio Brown Sep 20

James M. Lynch explores the legal dangers associated with social media, texting and emails. Click here for print friendly PDF ...

What Do Aaron Hernandez and An (Alleged) Kingston Axe-Murderer Have In Common? Apr 29

The strange connection between a 1966 double-murder, the former Patriots star’s suicide, and a questionable legal theory is a tale ...

Can “Pat Patriot” Sue Jamal Adams Over his Pro Bowl Injury? Feb 01

Attorney James M. Lynch explores whether the harm suffered by “Pat Patriot” was a workplace injury or an intentional battery under ...

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO): What They Do and When They Do It May 01

Divorce attorney Jason V. Owens examines Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs) and the unusual timing issues they present in ...

Will Tom Brady Sue Goodell / NFL for Defamation of Character? Dec 31

The recent arbitration appeal that Tom Brady successfully waged in the United States District Court in New York ( and which the ...

Can Brady Sue the NFL for Defamation? Dec 24

We are constantly being asked if Tom Brady can sue Roger Goodell and the National Football League for Defamation of Character. The ...

Expect Big Win for Tom Brady in Deflategate Round II Appeal Dec 18

With the filing of the NFL Player’s Association’s (NFLPA) brief on Monday, December 7, 2015, the issues on appeal have ...

Brady Brief to Appeals Court Available for Downloading Dec 09

With the filing of the NFL Player’s Association’s (NFLPA) brief on Monday, December 7, 2015, the issues on appeal have ...

Why ESPN Ignored League-wide “Signal Decoding” in its New Spygate Story Sep 09

Massachusetts attorney Jason V. Owens considers ESPN’s recent actions in Deflategate case. As the only member of the firm who has ...

Berman Opinion Mocks Wells’ “Independent” Deflategate Investigation Sep 04

Years ago, I tried a personal injury case dealing with a serious head injury before a jury in the U.S. District Court in Boston. ...

Berman Roasts Goodell in Deflategate Appeal Sep 03

As predicted here ( How Judge Berman Will Embarrass the NFL in Deflategate Opinion ) on September 1, 2015, Judge Richard Berman ...

The Real Reason Goodell Won’t Seek a Stay of Berman Deflategate Decision Sep 03

According to news reports, the NFL won’t seek a stay of Judge Richard Berman’s decision vacating Roger Goodell’s suspension of New ...

How Judge Berman Will Embarrass the NFL in Deflategate Opinion Sep 01

Look for Judge Richard Berman to craft an opinion in the Tom Brady case that embarrasses Roger Goodell in a way that will ...

What if Brady Wins His Deflategate Appeal? Aug 30

Monday’s Deflategate Hearing in Federal District Court in New York before Judge Richard Berman could be the moment when Tom Brady ...

Did the NFL Destroy Key Deflategate Evidence? Aug 27

This is not something that will be considered by Judge Richard Berman in Tom Brady’s Appeal of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s ...

The Steve Garvey Case is not Goodell’s Silver Bullet in Brady Deflategate Appeal Aug 24

On Friday, August 21, 2015, Attorney Lester Munson, a legal analyst for ESPN, weighed in with his opinion that Tom Brady has ...

Brady v. Goodell: Who Had the Better Week? Aug 14

(This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post – Brady Federal Deflategate Appeal: A Lawyer’s View – which discussed how U.S. District ...

Brady Federal Deflategate Appeal: A Lawyer’s View Aug 13

Those pundits who are arguing the position that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman is legally required to uphold NFL ...