By Scott Edelstein, Esq. and Karl Nobert, Esq. of Squire Sanders on April 28, 2013     by  Ron Cogswell  Summary: Focusing on the National Football League’s recent decision to expand a recent pilot program that encourages team physicians and trainers to use a specially designed downloadable App intended to diagnose concussions and mitigate the risk of long-term [...]

By Seth W. Hiller, on April 2, 2013 Since the economic downturn in 2008, the formerly booming golf industry saw large declines in the number of people playing golf and the number of new courses being developed.[1] Despite the downturn, there are still over 15,000 golf courses in the United States, covering an area the [...]

March 17, 2013 The mission of Pink Concussions.com PinkConcussions.com is to highlight what is known about female concussions, list resources, and share women’s personal experiences with head injury.  The goal is to encourage more research on the vulnerability, the causes of injury and the delay in recovery time for females of all ages. The idea [...]

By Tim Kianka on March 6, 2013 I.  Introduction  Professional sports franchises receive public funding and tax subsidies from all levels of government, including the federal government, state governments, county governments, and local governments.[1]  The use of taxpayer money to fund the construction of professional sports stadiums has a long and controversial history.[2]  This article [...]

By Andrew Knox on February 26, 2013 On February 12, Kentucky basketball player Nerlens Noel collided with the base of a basketball hoop in a game against Florida, tearing his ACL and ending his season.  While the timetable for recovery can be anywhere from six months to a year, Noel’s draft stock could suffer an [...]

By: Robert B. Gardner on February 10, 2013 While largely overshadowed by Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend, Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey airing on January 17, 2013 marked the end of an era for an American hero.  By the time Armstrong interviewed with Oprah, the public was already accepting his guilt.  The journey began in 1997, when [...]

By: Heather Mandelkehr on February 3, 2013 In November 2012, the Arkansas Attorney General put a stop to a practice uncovered by a state legislative audit – the use of public forfeiture funds to pay athletic facility membership fees for prosecutors and other law enforcement personnel.  The Attorney General’s opinion came in response to an inquiry from [...]