Oliver Luck’s $24 Million XFL Lawsuit Advances Toward 2022 Trial
Much has changed since April 2020, when former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck sued Alpha Entertainment and its chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, in a Connecticut federal…
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XFL and CFL Talks End as U.S. League Delays Relaunch Until 2023
After announcing plans to explore a potential partnership in March, the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the XFL have ended talks without any formal plans. “Our talks…
Back in the USFL: Fox to Broadcast Revived 1980s Football League
The United States Football League—a 1980s gridiron experiment famous for Herschel Walker, Steve Young, Reggie White and, yes, Donald Trump—is being resurrected and will…
Oliver Luck’s XFL Suit Hinges on Line Between Legal, Business Advice
More than a year has passed since the XFL’s former parent company, Alpha Entertainment, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck sued…
Vince McMahon Lawyers Claim Oliver Luck Flubbed Character Checks
It’s been nearly a year since XFL 2.0 suspended operations, laid off staff and declared bankruptcy as the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports. Yet the combative…
XFL Delays Relaunch Amid Exploratory Talks With Canadian League
The XFL, part-owned by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and business partner Dany Garcia, has entered into exploratory talks with the Canadian Football League (CFL) about how…
Oliver Luck Says XFL Fired Him for ‘Sinister Purpose’ in New Court Filing
A week after Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment accused him of reckless conduct, Oliver Luck on Friday struck back. Attorneys for the former XFL commissioner filed a…
McMahon Claims Luck Shared XFL Info With NFL Agent Brother-in-Law
The $23.8 million legal fight between former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck and his onetime boss, WWE founder and Alpha Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon, expanded last…
Will the USPTO Love It? New XFL Owners Seek Trademark Registration for ‘He Hate Me’
It was a way the XFL—the first version of it, at least—attempted to distinguish itself from the more traditionalist NFL: XFL players could be identified by nicknames…
McMahon Countersues Luck in XFL Battle Over Breach of Contract and Misuse of iPhone
While the XFL has pivoted from version 2.0 to 3.0, two key figures from its past—former owner Vince McMahon and former commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck—continue to wage…
Top Ten Sports Law Controversies of 2020 Set to Shape Industry’s Future
The past year has been one of the most trying in the country’s 244-year history. The sports world, and the many industries that serve it, won’t forget 2020 anytime…
Football Players Outside NFL Form Advocacy Group for Benefits, Transparency
When the Alliance of American Football abruptly collapsed in April 2019, many players were left stranded. Literally. Stuck in road game cities, their contracts had been…
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