Sixth Circuit Provides Mixed Ruling in Kobe Bryant Case Involving Fan

Feb. 27, 2012 - PRLog -- Austin, TX- February 27, 2012- The latest edition of Sports Litigation Alert reports on how the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has provided a partial victory to Los Angeles Laker  Kobe Bryant. Bryant was sued by a wife of a man who claimed her husband was assaulted by Bryant while sitting courtside at an NBA basketball game.

Other Case Summaries in the Alert Include:

   Community College Shielded by Immunity from Coach’s Lawsuit
   Judge Rules in Favor of Female Athletes in Title IX Case
   Excluded from Legal Battle between Golf Companies, Court Grants State Farm Relief
   New Jersey Judge Affirms School Board’s Suspension of Football Players from State Championship Game

Articles in the Alert Include:

   Deadline for ADA Compliance Is Fast Approaching for All Golf Courses
   Attorney Takes the Lead in Advocating for Safer Air Races
   Number of Plaintiffs Swell as Law Firms Seek Out Former NFL Players, for Concussion Litigation
   Former Rutgers Player Appeals Court Decision in Case against EA Sports
   Duane Morris Adds Sports Law Professor Kenneth L. Shropshire as Special Counsel
   Cybex Reaches Settlement in Product Liability Suit, Averts Financial Disaster
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