Industry
Sports and Entertainment
Montgomery McCracken’s Sports and Entertainment Industry Group calls upon the vast array of skill and experience within the firm to provide comprehensive legal services to athletes, entertainers, authors, event organizers, promoters, facility owners and operators, hospitality centers, product manufacturers and other individuals, entities, and organizations involved in the sports and entertainment industries.
Our legal services include advice in business, commercial or artistic relationships; intellectual property, including patent, trademark and copyright advice, application prosecution and litigation; product liability, personal injury, and commercial litigation; employment; contracts; leases; First Amendment and media relations; and dispute resolution. In addition, our attorneys can provide tax, environmental, real estate, and immigration legal services to such clients.
Experience
Sports and Entertainment Leadership
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Highly Anticipated Concussion Consensus Statement Released
By: Dylan F. Henry, Esq., Kimberly L. Sachs, Esq., and Tara Hessenthaler, J.D. Candidate The Game Plan Background On June 15, 2023, the Concussion in Sport Group (“CISG” or the […]
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Potential Expansion of Athletic Programs’ Duty of Care to Student-Athletes and New Limitations to Waivers of Liability: Lessons Learned from Feleccia v. Lackawanna College
A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision has the possibility of expanding athletic programs’ duty of care to student-athletes and limiting the protection provided by waivers of liability. In Feleccia v. […]
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‘Standard of Care’ Laws May Not Dissuade Sport Concussion Lawsuits
Although considerable progress has been made in the past decade toward reducing the risk of neurocognitive injury from sports-related concussive and subconcussive head impacts, concussion management plans alone may not […]
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Pennsylvania Now Requiring Licensed Athletic Trainers?
While you’re deciding whether to attend our Higher Education Forum on Friday, October 25 (PRE-REGISTER), make sure your lawyers and athletic departments know about this week’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision […]
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