Conduct Detrimental: THE Sports Law Podcast

Dan Wallach and Mike Lawson are back for their Sports Gambling Roundup as they are joined by Joe Asher ( @JoeAsher ) who is the current President of Sports Betting at IGT. Joe discusses his career from Skadden to Brandywine Bookmaking to William Hill US to IGT. Joe was a pivotal player in the movement towards sports gambling legalization and the ultimate overturning of PASPA. Joe also breaks down...

The Dans are joined this week by Darren Heitner ( @DarrenHeitner ) to break down the allegations that Nick Saban stated about Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M. Saban accused Texas A&M of buying every recruit on their team, making reference to an NIL deal. Darren breaks down the current landscape of NIL and the accusations that Saban threw around about Deion Sanders and Jimbo Fisher. He also discusses Jo...

The Dans break down all the latest in sports law this week! They discuss the NHL's player injury reporting procedures regarding Crosby's concussion and whether he was playing game 7. (4:15) The talk about the impact this has on sports gambling and betting lines.  The St. Louis Rams lawsuit is back. (11:05) There have been hundreds of pages that were unsealed after the St. Louis Post Dispatch filed...

Joining Dan Lust as a guest host today is a veteran writer for ConductDetrimental.com, Landis Barber ( @LandisBarber ) for this episode packed with college sports topics. Dan speaks with Maddie Salamone ( @madsal15 ) who is a former Duke lacrosse player and a current athlete advocate who spoke at the Sports Lawyer Association conference in Atlanta this year. (12:16) Maddie discusses ways that the...

Dan Lust is joined by another fellow Dan, Dan Greene ( @DanGreene15 ), who is an Associate for Newman and Lickstein in Syracuse, NY. (8:25) They break down the latest in the Name, Image, and Likeness space. What is going to happen with the collectives that are occurring? They also discuss the landscape of high school NIL laws. Adam Dale joins (24:00) who is an Associate at Winston & Strawn LLP in...

The Dans discuss the recent updates in the Brian Flores v. NFL class action lawsuit following the initial status conference with the Judge. (3:15) They discuss what to expect seeing forward with the motion to compel arbitration, and who that arbitrator might be due to the bias of Roger Goodell.  We are joined again by Jim Quinn (20:30) to discuss updates in his case against the MLB and its antitru...

Dan Lust and Tarun are joined by resident DA Matt Tympanick ( @TympanickLaw ) to break down the two-year suspension of Trevor Bauer and the newest allegations against him. (1:15) Isaiah Wong (27:25) is a basketball player for the University of Miami and a statement was released that he was unhappy with his current NIL compensation and if he did not receive more compensation then he would enter the...

The Dans and Mike break down the potential Jerry West defamation lawsuit against HBO for their series "Winning Time." (1:51) Is there enough merit to West's claim to show actual malice for the way he is portrayed in the series? Trevor Bauer (12:58) has brought a defamation lawsuit against the woman who made sexaul assault allegations against him and one of her lawyers. We discuss the merit of this...

The Dans are joined by Nicki Jhabvala ( @NickiJhabvala ) from the Washington Post (4:51) to break down the latest financial allegations against Dan Snyder and the Washington Commanders.  Nicki dives into her coverage of the Washington Commanders and Dan Snyder from the beginning of the allegations a couple years ago to the present. Nicki takes us through the Commanders' response to the financial a...

Dan Lust, Mike and Tarun dive into this week in sports law. The Washington Commanders continue to be under fire for their cooking the books allegations. (6:39) The FTC has now been brought in to investigate, and there are more allegations that fans' season ticket deposits were also being kept illegally. Deshaun Watson's civil cases are moving forward with discovery. (19:33)  The scheduling order h...

The Dans dive into the amended complaint filed in the Brian Flores lawsuit. The lawsuit now adds the Titans and Cardinals as Defendants with the same allegations of sham hiring processes. Is class certification next? Ben Volin ( @BenVolin ) from the Boston Globe joins the Dans (19:58) to discuss the Brian Flores lawsuit. Ben breaks down how Tom Brady connects to the Brain Flores lawsuit and how cl...

We are joined by AJ Perez ( @byajperez ) from Front Office Sports to give us the latest on the Washington Commanders saga. (4:50) The Commanders and Dan Snyder allegedly were cooking the books as they reportedly did not turn over the necessary 40% of net ticket sales per the revenue sharing agreement with the NFL. The House Oversight Committee continues to investigate. AJ wrote an article diving i...

Dan Wallach and Mike join for a new segment covering the latest in the sports gambling world. Make sure to check out the video on our YouTube channel. Georgia has a deadline for tomorrow (4/4/2022) for their legislative session to legalize gambling. There is a lot left on the table to discuss and figure out in time for this deadline. It does not appear possible to achieve in a state where casino a...

Dan Lust, Emily and Steph break down Deshaun Watson's second grand jury hearing. Watson was once again not indicted with any criminal charges. 22 civil lawsuits are still pending. The Cleveland Browns seemed to have won on their huge gamble in trading for Watson and signing a $230M GUARANTEED contract.  The Cleveland Browns took to the public and held a press conference on the Watson signing. The...

What is inside the Yankees letter?? (3:40) This week Dan Lust, Mike, Emily, and Hunter Bedard break down the Second Circuit ruling to unseal the letter between the Yankees and MLB containing sign stealing scandal information. Hunter Bedard ( @hunter_bedard98 ) is the President of the University of Florida Levin College of Law Entertainment and Sports Law Society and also talks about the UVA softba...

Tom Brady is back! (1:55) The Dans discuss the legal implications surrounding the betting odds and the bets made before and during the window before the odds shifted after Brady's announcement. They also discuss the Brady "last touchdown" football that sold for over $500K. Should the deal be voided? Is a lawsuit coming? Deshaun Watson (11:33) is making news regarding where he may be traded. The fr...

We are joined by our resident DA Matt Tympanick ( @TympanickLaw ) to break down the recent grand jury hearing and civil depositions. Did the DA hide behind the grand jury ruling? Tympanick explains that although state criminal charges can no longer be brought, Watson could still face federal charges. There is also a possibility that the other 12 women in the civil cases, who didn't originally brin...

Calvin Ridley has been suspended one year (2:21) for gambling on football games. Ridley allegedly bet a total of $1,500 while he was on leave from the team for mental health problems last season. Ridley responded on Twitter by admitting to the gambling. Is a full year suspension too harsh? Will this halt progression on states legalizing sports gambling? Deshaun Watson (23:09) is having his case he...

Dan Lust and Tarun are joined by John Nucci ( @JNucci23 ) who is a frequent contributor to our website with some great articles. You can check out his articles here .  They discuss updates in the sports world (2:35) regarding bans for Russia and Belarus due to the military invasion of Ukraine. In the NHL world, CCM has made the decision to not use Alexander Ovechkin in any of their promotions. The...

Dan Lust, Mike and Tarun break down (2:49) the latest back and forth proposals for the CBA negotiations that appear to have come to an impasse. The MLB has announced that the first two series of the season will be cancelled. How does this compare to the 1994 strike? What are the next steps for negotiations?  We are joined by Rob Dibble (37:10) who was a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and is a 2-t...

Sports Law competition rivalries! Our website posts law school spotlights with Sports Law programs. Recently there has been some heated debate over which law school holds the prestige for the Sports Law competitions. Dan Lust, Mike and Jason (2:15) discuss their experience with sports law competitions and the recent debate between Fordham and Villinova law schools. The world of sports has been pun...

This week we have some very special guests! Contributor to Conduct Detrimental Brendan Bell ( @bbell5_ ) talks about the NCAA's role with NIL moving forward (5:04) and any federal legislation possibilities. Dan, Tarun and Brendan also break down the unfair labor practice charges in the PAC12 (15:45) and what does the NCAA model look like as student-athletes become employees. They also break down t...

Another loaded week of sports law. Juwan Howard (5:41) slapped Wisconsin assistance coach Joe Krabbenhoft. Was the 5 game suspension enough? Will we see other punishments come down? Brian Flores (17:46) was hired by the Steelers as Senior Defensive Assistant and will be the linebackers coach. How does this impact his lawsuit? Does it help his case that he took a "step back" in terms of his positio...

 VERDICT: Guilty. Conduct Detrimental's resident District Attorney, Matt Tympanick ( @TympanickLaw ) sits down with Dan Lust and Tarun Sharma to discuss the Eric Kay guilty verdict stemming from the drug-related death of Tyler Skaggs, former Los Angeles Angels pitcher. The jury only deliberated for three hours. What is next for Matt Harvey? *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVER...

It's U.S. versus Eric Kay. A full breakdown of the criminal trial alongside Conduct Detrimental Resident District Attorney Matt Tympanick of Tympanick Law ( @TympanickLaw ). We discuss Opening Statements, Matt Harvey, Witness Immunity, Effectiveness of Cross Exam, Looming MLB Discipline, and Defense Strategy as the Government has now rested.  The trial is expected to go for a few more days. When i...