Summer 2007 Sports Law Syllabus
Summer 2007 Sports Law Syllabus
May 29, 2007
Class Introduction
May 31, 2007
CHAPTER 1. CONTRACTSSection 1: Contract Formation
- Introduction
- Offer and Acceptance
LOS ANGELES RAMS FOOTBALL CLUB v. CANNON - Role of the Commissioner
DETROIT FOOTBALL CO. v. ROBINSON
MILWAUKEE AMERICAN ASS'N v. LANDIS
FINLEY v. KUHN - The Commissioner's Power to Discipline
ATLANTA NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUB, INC. v. KUHN - Interpretation of Sports Contracts
SAMPLE v. GOTHAM FOOTBALL CLUB, INC. - Note on The Plain Meaning Rule
TOLLEFSON v. GREEN BAY PACKERS, INC.
June 5, 2007
Section 2: Power of Termination in Professional Sports Contracts: Rights of Franchises and Participants
- The Right of Sports Franchises to Terminate Player Contracts
- Injured Players
TILLMAN v. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FOOTBALL CLUB - Questions and Notes on Sports Franchise Termination of Player Contracts
HOUSTON OILERS, INC. v. FLOYD
SCHULTZ v. LOS ANGELES DONS, INC. - The Right of Players to Terminate Their Contract
AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUES OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS v. MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER ASS'N
Notes on "Catfish" Hunter Case
ALABAMA FOOTBALL INC. v. GREENWOOD - Notes on Players' Rights to Terminate Their Contracts
- Bonus Money
ALABAMA FOOTBALL, INC. v. STABLER - No-Cut Contracts
Section 3: Remedies for Breach of Contract
- Introduction
- Nature of the Remedy
- "It's Not Over Till the Fat Lady Sings"
PHILADELPHIA BALL CLUB, LTD. v. LAJOIE
CENTRAL NEW YORK BASKETBALL, INC. v. BARNETT
NASSAU SPORTS v. HAMPSON
BOSTON CELTICS L.P. v. SHAW
June 7, 2007
Section 1: Participant's Liability For Intentional Torts
- Introduction
- Assault and Battery
Restatement (Second) of Torts §§ 18, 21
GRIGGAS v. CLAUSON
MANNING v. GRIMSLEY - Defenses to Intentional Torts
Restatement (Second) of Torts § 63
Restatement (Second) Torts § 65
McADAMS v. WINDHAM
Section 2: Negligence and Recklessness
- Negligence
BOURQUE v. DUPLECHIN
NABOZNY v. BARNHILL
OSWALD v. TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 214 - Recklessness
HACKBART v. CINCINNATI BENGALS, INC. (1977)
HACKBART v. CINCINNATI BENGALS, INC. (1978)
June 12, 2007
Exam #1 (through Chapter 1 & 2)
June 14, 2007
Section 1: The Baseball Anomaly
FEDERAL BASEBALL CLUB OF BALTIMORE, INC. v. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS
Note on Baseball's Exemption from the Antitrust Laws: Federal Baseball and its Progeny
FLOOD v. KUHN
Section 2: General Considerations
NCAA v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Section 3: Player Restraints
MACKEY v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SMITH v. PRO FOOTBALL, INC.
Section 4: Player Discipline
- Introduction
MOLINAS v. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
BLALOCK v. LADIES PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION
June 19, 2007
Section 5: Location and Ownership of Franchises
NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM COMMISSION v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1984)
LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM COMMISSION v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1986)
NBA v. SDC BASKETBALL CLUB, INC.
Section 6: Monopolization
- Introduction
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
UNITED STATES FOOTBALL LEAGUE v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Section 7: Agents and the League
FIVE SMITHS, INC. v. NFL PLAYERS ASSN.
June 21, 2007
Section 1: The NLRA
- Coverage of the NLRA
AMERICAN LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS AND ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE UMPIRES
Section 2: Section 8(a)(1) — Interference, Restraint and Coercion
Section 3: Section 8(a)(3) — Discrimination on the Basis of Union Activity or Membership
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CORP.
Section 4: The Duty to Bargain
- The Appropriate Bargaining Unit
NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD - The Principle of Exclusivity and the Duty to Bargain MORIO v. NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE
Section 5: The Subject Matter of Collective Bargaining
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
June 26, 2007
Section 1: Overview of the Labor Exemption
ALLEN BRADLEY CO. v. LOCAL UNION NO. 3, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
LOCAL UNION NO. 189, AMALGAMATED MEAT CUTTERS, AND BUTCHER WORKMEN OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO v. JEWEL TEA COMPANY, INC.
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA v. PENNINGTON
Section 2: The Labor Exemption Doctrine in Professional Sports
MACKEY v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DALE McCOURT v. CALIFORNIA SPORTS, INC.
REYNOLDS v. NFL
WOOD v. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
June 28, 2007
Exam #2 (chapter 3-5)
July 3, 2007
Section 3: The Duration of the Exemption
BRIDGEMAN v. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
POWELL v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BROWN v. PRO FOOTBALL, INC.
Section 1: Amateur Status — The Right to Play
BRIAN R. OLDFIELD v. THE ATHLETIC CONGRESS
OKLAHOMA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION v. MIDGET
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, HAYWARD v. NCAA
July 5, 2007
Section 2: Amateurism and the Constitution
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. TARKANIAN
LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL
BRAND v. SHELDON COMMUNITY SCHOOL
July 10, 2007
Section 3: The Great Gender Debate
COHEN v. BROWN UNIVERSITY
KAREN BLAIR et al. v. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
YELLOW SPRINGS EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION v. OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Section 1: The Agency Relations: Rights and Duties of Principals and Agents
ZINN v. PARRISH
BROWN v. WOOLF
DETROIT LIONS, INC. AND BILLY SIMS v. JERRY A. ARGOVITZ
WALTERS v. FULLWOOD
July 12, 2007
Section 1: What is Intellectual Property?
Section 2: Patent Law
- Introduction to Substantive Patent Law
The Patent Act - Examining the Basic Requirements
UNIVERSAL ATHLETIC SALES CO. v. AMERICAN GYM CORP. (1975) (UNIVERSAL ATHLETIC SALES CO. I)
UNIVERSAL ATHLETIC SALES CO. v. AMERICAN GYM CORP. (1976) (UNIVERSAL ATHLETIC SALES CO. II) - Focusing on Prior Art
BADALAMENTI v. DUNHAM'S, INC.
July 17, 2007 - A Closer Look at Infringement
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO. v. DUNLOP SPORTS - Patent Practice
Section 3: Copyright Law
- Introduction to Substantive Copyright Law
The Copyright Act
MULLER & CO., INC. v. N.Y. ARROWS SOCCER TEAM - The Player/Owner Dispute
BALTIMORE ORIOLES v. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS' ASSOC.
July 19, 2007
33% Exam #1
33% Exam #2
33% Participation and Attendance