Sports Law

by Cozzillio, Michael J.; Levinstein, Mark S.; Dimino, Sr., Michael R.; Feldman, Gabriel A.

• ISBN13: 9781594602917
• ISBN10: 1594602913
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press

Summary

This second edition updates the innovative casebook which is accessible to professors and students not thoroughly conversant in sports jurisprudence, yet challenging and provocative enough to be an essential reference to experts in the field. It contains cases, articles, relevant collective bargaining agreement provisions, legislation, critical commentary, notes, questions, and problems related to law and the sports industry.

Author Biography

Michael J. Cozzillio is a professor of law at Widener University School of Law.Mark S. Levinstein has represented such clients as the U.S. National Soccer Team Players, Nancy Kerrigan, the St. Louis Rams, the San Diego Padres, Patrick Ewing, and many others. A partner with Williams & Connolly, he has taught at Georgetown University Law Center.Michael Dimino is a professor at Widener University School of Law.Gabe Feldman is a professor Tulane University Law School.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
The business of sports	p. 7
The commissioner	p. 57
Contract law and sports : a primer	p. 111
Contracts and sports : negotiation, formation and interpretation	p. 151
Contracts and sports : enforcement	p. 213
Antitrust law and sports : a primer	p. 273
Antitrust and sports : the baseball exemption	p. 317
Antitrust and sports : the labor exemption	p. 377
Antitrust and sports : player restraints	p. 445
Antitrust and sports : monopolization and restraints on inter-league competition	p. 497
Antitrust and sports : intra-league restraints limitations on ownership, league membership, sale of broadcast and sponsorship rights and franchise relocation	p. 549
Antitrust and sports : equipment restrictions	p. 621
Labor law and sports : a primer	p. 649
Labor-management relations and sports : representation and unfair labor practices	p. 711
Labor-management relations and sports : arbitration	p. 777
Discrimination and sports	p. 845
Tort law and sports : a primer	p. 987
Torts and the sports participant : volenti non fit injuria ("to a willing person a wrong is not done")?	p. 1001
Torts and the spectator	p. 1075
Criminal law and sporting events	p. 1099
Intellectual property and sports	p. 1125
The player agent and sports	p. 1227
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