Legally Weird

Well, at least they can't take his green jacket away. Professional golfer Patrick Reed, who was strongly criticized for leaving the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf in 2022, felt that some of the condemnation he received crossed a line. He brought lawsuits against the Golf…

The National Football League (NFL) is no stranger to the inside of a courtroom. While its 32 teams are separately owned and operated, they reliably move in lockstep together with policies ranging from collective bargaining agreements to merchandising. This has contributed to making the NFL the wealthiest…

Walk down any street near Times Square in New York City and you'll be offered the opportunity to purchase Rolex watches, Louis Vuitton handbags, and Nike sneakers at incredibly low prices. The catch, of course, is that none of the items are genuine. Referred to as knockoffs,…

There are an excessive number of bad bets that can be placed in a casino. Two people in Mississippi learned the hard way that expecting an insurance company to pay out for an accident involving criminal activity between them offered perhaps the worst odds of all. On June…

While water is available in a vast plethora of flavors, the horrifying variety served to a guest at a Ritz-Carlton hotel that contained semen is unlikely to become a popular choice. Despite confirmation that the substance in question was unknowingly imbibed by the plaintiff, a judge in California…

Copyright infringement or merely derivative? There's a fine line between the two both musically and legally, but it's one that often has millions of dollars on the line. On June 16, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decided not to horn in on a battle of the bands, refusing…