MBA 562 - Sports Law

(3 credits)

This course examines the legal, financial, moral, and policy issues and disputes that arise in the world of amateur and professional sports. This course will demonstrate how constitutional law, contract law, tort law, labor, and anti-trust law, apply specifically apply to the sports industry. In addition, the course will provide a fundamental understanding of the court system and how legal issues are decided. Relevant legal cases and concepts will be incorporated. The course will review some of the current and comprehensive legal developments affecting high school, college, Olympic, and professional sports. We will discuss new landmark judicial decisions, as well as significant NCAA infractions cases and Olympic sports arbitration awards. Students are also provided an opportunity to debate complex issues related to the application of antitrust, labor, and intellectual property law to sports. We will approach the issues from the perspective of various players in the sports industry, such as the sports lawyer, corporate counselor, university administrator, team manager, various sports regulatory bodies, and, of course, the athletes, and fans.