Nike has pushed back at New Balance's request for the partial dismissal of a Massachusetts federal patent lawsuit, arguing that the motion is a "thinly veiled" attempt to convince the court that it did not infringe Nike's patented Flyknit technology before even considering the merits of the claims.
Former customers of Binance.com have asked a Florida federal court for permission to serve notice of their $1 billion proposed class action to Cristiano Ronaldo via the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, for his alleged role in luring users to the legally embattled cryptocurrency exchange, arguing that the mega soccer star's jet-setting lifestyle makes him hard to find.
A photographer on Thursday accused the Detroit Lions of copyright infringement for using his nearly two decades-old photo of legendary running back Barry Sanders as a basis for a statue erected last year, which his lawsuit filed in New York federal court says recreated all the details of the picture.
The second half of 2023 saw yearslong issues boil over with some shocking revelations along the way, from college athletes winning class certification in a fight for the right to profit off their names, images and likenesses to MLB putting to rest its antitrust legal battle with its minor league, for now. Here, Law360 brings you up to speed on some of the most significant sports and betting moments from this year's second half.
Satellite-to-phone business Lynk, guided by Goodwin Procter, has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to become a publicly listed entity with an estimated value of $800 million through a merger with Kirkland & Ellis-led Slam Corp., the blank-check company of former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, according to a Monday announcement.