Conduct Detrimental: THE Sports Law Podcast

Welcome to the intersection of Sports and the Law. Dan Lust is joined this week by Mike Lawson to give you the latest in Sports Law. Robert Sarver has been suspended for one year and fined $10 million. (2:53) The law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz started investigating last November the allegations of racism and misogyny within the Phoenix Suns organization. The report found that Sarver en...

Dan Lust is joined by Tarun to bring you all of the latest at the intersection of sports and the law! Doug Gottlieb was sued by Casey Close for his remarks surrounding the Freddie Freeman free agency. (7:53) Gottlieb has since apologized that he lied about stating Close failed to disclose the Braves final offer to Freeman. Freeman ultimately signed with the Dodgers. Close sued Gottlieb for defamat...

WELCOME to Conduct Detrimental! The Dans are back to bring you the latest at the intersection of Sports and the law. Matt Araiza was accused of raping a 17-year-old when he attended San Diego State University. (3:00) Araiza had since been drafted by the Buffalo Bills and amidst these allegations, the Bills have released Araiza. Allegedly, some NFL teams knew about these allegations before the Draf...

Dan Wallach and Dan Lust are at the epicenter of Sports Law. This episode is the Around the Horn equivalent of the intersection of Sports and the Law. Not so similar to Around the Horn, we start with final thoughts on the Deshaun Watson saga. (1:05) NFL and the NFLPA came to an agreement on the Watson punishment with an 11-game suspension and a $5 million fine. Arbitrator Peter Harvey did not have...

The Dans took to Twitter Spaces to discuss the final agreement between the NFL and NFLPA regarding the punishment of Deshaun Watson. Watson will be suspended for 11 games (increased from Judge Robinson's 6 games) and will also be fined $5 million. The Browns and NFL will also contribute $1 million each for a total of $7 million which will create a fund for non-profit organizations for sexual assau...

Welcome back to Conduct Detrimental. Dan Lust is joined by Mike Lawson and John Nucci ( @JNucci23 ) to break down this week's sports law news. Lindsey Hill accused Trevor Bauer of sexual assault last year which resulted in Bauer being suspended for 2 years. (2:04) Hill was not granted a restraining order in LA Superior Court and the Judge even stated that her request was "materially misleading" in...

Busy, busy week of sports law!! Dan Lust is joined by John Nucci ( @JNucci23 ) to break down the latest. New this week was a win for the PGA Tour in the case where LIV golfers sued them for violating antitrust law. (2:57) Three LIV Golfers (Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford, and Matt Jones) were also seeking a temporary restraining order to be allowed to compete in the PGA Tour's upcoming FedEx Cup Pla...

Welcome to the corner of sports and the law, with your hosts Dan Wallach and Dan Lust. This week was a busy one, so sit back and enjoy. The Dans start with the Deshaun Watson appeal. (3:15) The NFL has appealed the punishment decision by Judge Robinson. Commissioner Goodell decided to use a neutral party handle the appeal and selected Peter Harvey, who is the former New Jersey attorney general. Ho...

Dan Lust is joined by Brendan Bell ( @_bbell5 ) who is our college sports business reporter for Conduct Detrimental. Dan and Brendan bring you the jam-packed news from this week in the Sports Law world. Penn State football has tried to create a union with the College Football Players Association (1:55) Joining the episode is Jason Stahl and Roxanne McCray who are the executive director and preside...

Dan Lust is joined by Mike Lawson and our resident DA, Matt Tympanick ( @TympanickLaw ) to break down the latest in the Sports Law world. Deshaun Watson's punishment has finally been decided (for now). (2:15) Judge Sue Robinson issued her ruling Monday August 1 at 830am and found the NFL met their burden that Watson violated the personal conduct policy. The punishment for Watson is 6 games. The NF...

Dan Lust is joined by Landis Barber ( @LandisBarber ) to help navigate this week's sports law news.  Kyler Murray signed a $230 million extension with the Arizona Cardinals, but it comes with an interesting addendum. (1:33) Murray's contract now includes a clause called the "independent study addendum" which requires Kyler to view game film for at least 4 hours per week during the season. If Kyler...

Another busy busy week! This week Dan Lust and Mike Lawson are at the helm to help you navigate the bumpy waters that is Sports Law. Our resident DA, Matt Tympanick ( @TympanickLaw ) joins to break down updates in the Henry Ruggs case and the evidentiary aspect of the Henry Ruggs case and whether or notthe blood alcohol test is admissible. (5:16) Matt also discusses the latest news regarding the t...

Welcome back to the intersection of sports and the law. Your hosts Dan Wallach and Dan Lust are here to keep you up to date on everything in the Sports Law world. Dan Snyder has offered to testify before the House Oversight Committee virtually on July 28. (4:10) There has not yet been any subpoenas issued because Synder wants to appear voluntarily. Will Synder testify? Or will he try to run out th...

The Dans are back to give you all of the latest at the intersection of sports and the law. Deshaun Watson briefs were due to Judge Robinson before she makes her decision. (2:46) We await to see when Judge Robinson's decision will come down, and then the potential appeals. The Dans give you a deep dive on what standard of review Judge Robinson may use. Read more on this here where Dan Wallach gives...

Dan Lust is joined by Landis Barber ( @LandisBarber ) to help break down the latest intersection of sports and the law.  The NCAA is going through some major conference realignment. (7:53) The latest rumor being a shake-up in the ACC where Clemson, North Carolina, Florida State and Virginia could be moving to the SEC, with rumors of ESPN trying to void their ACC TV deal. Miles Bridges turned down...

Packed episode with Dan Lust and Tarun at the helm. There is big news that the USC and UCLA plan to move to the Big Ten potentially by 2024.  Dan and Tarun are joined by Joshua Kusnick ( @JoshuaKusnick ) to discuss the latest news in the MLB. (3:52) Josh is a former MLB agent and helps break down the news that Freddie Freeman fired his agent for some alleged bad faith surrounding the offseason neg...

Our first Twitter Spaces was a great success and we will continue to do more of them. We covered the Deshaun Watson hearing and took a deep dive into what the potential punishment for Watson will be. We were joined by Josina Anderson ( @JosinaAnderson ) who gave great insight into the hearings. *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com . L...

The Dans break down the Congressional House Oversight Committee hearing held on June 22, 2022. We are joined by Megan Imbert ( @meganimbert ) who is a former employee of Washington and discusses her first-hand experiences. (16:55) The hearing provided some answers but we left with more questions. The fact that Dan Synder couldn't even bother to show up to testify. Also, Commissioner Roger Goodell'...

The Dans break down the latest news that Deshaun Watson has settled 20 of the civil lawsuits against him. There are still 4 civil lawsuits pending. Plaintiff attorney Tony Buzbee has also hinted at 2 more suits being filed. We also have to wait and see how the NFL handles the news of the settlements as it relates to punishment for Watson. If and when will the NFL issue a suspension? How long will...

Dan Wallach and Mike are back with the latest in the sports gambling world. Today they discuss California and Massachusetts as they slowly work towards legalization. California (2:15) has two competing bills on the ballot for CA residents to vote on in November of 2022. The key here is can both survive, we say no. Massachusetts (14:35) has collective agreement to legalize sports gambling but the H...

The Dans are joined by Ben Fischer ( @BenFischerSBJ ) to discuss the lawsuit against the XFL that is going to trial next month. Ben wrote about this in Sports Business Journal ( @SBJ ). Read his full article here . Oliver Luck was the former commissioner of the XFL and was fired by Vince McMahon. Luck is suing McMahon and Alpha Entertainment for wrongful termination and to recover his remaining sa...

The Dans break down the updates in the Deshaun Watson civil complaints against him. The New York Times wrote an article (read it here ) stating that Watson had as many as 66 women giving him massages. Also, the Houston Texans have now been added as a Defendant in these civil complaints. What was the Texans role in all of this? The Texans provided Watson with an NDA and the Texans were allegedly se...

Dan Lust is joined by guest host John Nucci ( @JNucci23 ) to break down the PGA v. LIV golf league showdown. Talent is leaving the PGA and joined the Saudi Arabian backed LIV league. The biggest names being Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson. Dan and John are joined by Shon Crewe ( @ShonCrewe ) who is the host of Northwest Golf Show, ESPN Radio ( @SeattleSports ).  Shon breaks down the news surroun...

The Dans are back to bring you the latest at the intersection of sports and the law. However, they start at the intersection of entertainment and the law first. (4:40) Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard and Heard's counter defamation suit against Depp has come to a verdict. Deshaun Watson has a 23rd civil complaint filed against him. (15:12) When will the NFL issue a suspen...

The Dans cover another packed week in sports law. Deshaun Watson's attorney Rusty Hardin made some comments about Watson's meeting with the NFL and they could be detrimental. (2:35)  The Washington Commanders are buying some property in Virginia. (12:50) It appears the Commanders are looking to relocate and have a publically funded stadium with a sports betting license. Jon Gruden's case versus th...