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Legally Weird ESPN's Jeremy Lin Headline Slur Likely Won't Lead to Lawsuit

ESPN's Jeremy Lin Headline Slur Likely Won't Lead to Lawsuit

By Andrew Chow, Esq. | Last updated on

ESPN's firing of an editor over a racially charged headline about the NBA's Jeremy Lin likely won't lead to a lawsuit by the fired employee -- or, for that...

Legally Weird TCU Drug Bust: 4 Football Players Among 17 Caught in Drug Sting

TCU Drug Bust: 4 Football Players Among 17 Caught in Drug Sting

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on

Four football players were amongst the 17 students at Texas Christian University arrested on Wednesday. The Fort Worth police carried out a 6-month...

Legally Weird 'Linsanity' Trademark Attempts May Not be a Slam Dunk

'Linsanity' Trademark Attempts May Not be a Slam Dunk

By Andrew Chow, Esq. | Last updated on

Should the term "Linsanity" be trademarked? Apparently there's an app for that -- an application for a trademark, that is. But it's not by the NBA's newest...

Legally Weird Allen Iverson's Bank Account Seized Over Jewelry Debt

Allen Iverson's Bank Account Seized Over Jewelry Debt

By Andrew Chow, Esq. | Last updated on

Ex-NBA star Allen Iverson's bank account is set to take a huge hit, after a judge ordered the account seized to pay off Iverson's debt to a jewelry store. How...

Legally Weird Jerry Sandusky Can See His Grandchildren, Judge Rules

Jerry Sandusky Can See His Grandchildren, Judge Rules

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on

Despite protests from prosecutors, a judge has granted Jerry Sandusky permission to communicate with 11 of his 14 grandchildren. The grant comes as part of a...

Legally Weird NFL's Chad Ochocinco Deep-Sixes Made-Up Name for Fiancée's Sake

NFL's Chad Ochocinco Deep-Sixes Made-Up Name for Fiancée's Sake

By Andrew Chow, Esq. | Last updated on

New England Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco is deep-sixing (or should we say, deep-seis-ing?) his made-up last name. And he's doing it for the sake of his...

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