Last Sunday, millions of people tuned in to watch “the big game.” Everyone knows what “the big game” means (…just in case, it is an unofficial title for the Super Bowl). Restaurants and stores all advertise their wares with banners telling you to either to “Stock up” or “Come on in” for [...]
Continue Reading →When I first heard that there was a class action in the works over last Sunday’s Super Bowl, I hoped that someone had come up with an innovative legal theory to compensate myself and the rest of America for the horrendous half-time show. In [...]
Continue Reading →For the first time since 1999, Valentine’s Day was on a Sunday, meaning that people in at least 14 states spent the loneliest of holidays with limited (or no) ability to buy alcohol–yikes. Given the religious significance attached to Sunday, many states prohibit certain activities on the day, like [...]
Continue Reading →Some T-shirt vendors were asking this question after they received cease-and-desist letters from the National Football League compelling them to stop selling shirts that included the traditional cheer of New Orleans Saints fans.
The NFL had asserted rights to “who dat” earlier last week through the Florida [...]
Continue Reading →It appears the National Football League could be headed towards a scenario that some might conceivably categorize as “Plaxico-esque”– referring to former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress who accidently shot himself in the leg last November. The NFL dominates the pro sports landscape in the United States, but if recent [...]
Continue Reading →On Monday, July 21, 2008, the Third Circuit in CBS Corp. v. FCC overturned the fines levied against CBS for the so-called “Wardrobe Malfunction” that occurred during the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show. The 2004 fine of $550,000 was the largest ever against a television broadcaster at the time. CBS paid [...]
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