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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

Tags: Sports Law

Table of Contents (PDF)

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.

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