This book has been replaced by a newer edition:
Sports Law: Cases and Materials, Ninth Edition
by Ray Yasser, James R. McCurdy, C. Peter Goplerud, III, Maureen A. Weston
2020, 1044 pp, casebound, ISBN 978-1-5310-1707-1
$220.00
Teacher's Manual available
Sports Law
Cases and Materials
Eighth Edition
by Ray Yasser, James R. McCurdy, C. Peter Goplerud, III, Maureen A. Weston
2016
Tags: Sports Law
Teacher's Manual available
1042 pp $202.00
ISBN 978-1-63283-388-4
eISBN 978-1-63283-389-1
This popular casebook is divided into three parts:
- Part I focuses on legal issues arising out of amateur sports. Particular emphasis is placed on the roles, rules, and activities of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The issues addressed include amateur sports associations, gender equity in amateur athletics, and amateur sports and antitrust law.
- Part II addresses with legal issues in professional sports. The chapters in this part deal with professional sports leagues, labor relations and antitrust law, enforcement of sports contracts, representation of professional athletes, negotiation of sports contracts, and stadium and arena issues.
- Part III presents issues that arise in both professional and amateur sports. The subjects analyzed include criminal liability of sports participants, tort issues, intellectual property issues, health and disability issues, drug testing, and Olympic and international sports rules and regulations.
PowerPoint slides are available to professors upon adoption of this book. Download a sample of the full 489-slide presentation here. If you have adopted the book for a course, contact Beth at bhall@cap-press.com to request the PowerPoint slides.