About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

2007 Annual Survey: Recent Developments in Sports Law 341 (2007)

handle is hein.blasports/ansrvds0018 and id is 1 raw text is: SURVEY 2007 ANNUAL SURVEY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SPORTS LAW INTRODUCTION This survey reports on sports-related cases that were decided between January 1 and December 31, 2007. The survey is not intended to include every case related to sports law decided in the past year; instead, it provides a summary of some of the more important and interesting cases. Ideally, the survey will enlighten the reader as to the depth and breadth of the law and its application within the sports context. For the ease of the reader, the survey is divided into subsections based on particular areas of sports law.1 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Ohton v. Bd. of Tr. of the Cal. State Univ.2 David Ohton, a strength and conditioning coach for the San Diego State University football team, which is a California State University (CSU) football team, filed an internal administrative complaint alleging that head football coach Tom Craft and other members of the athletic department retaliated against him because he reported to a university auditor information that was critical of various athletic department personnel and practices. The action was brought under the California Whistleblower Protection Act (CWPA). Under a promise of confidentiality, Ohton provided the auditor with a 103-page report chronicling violations of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules, among other things. Somehow, Craft managed to get a copy of the report and circulated it to various members of the athletic department staff. After the distribution of the report, Ohton was no longer invited to help run football camps, was replaced as football strength and conditioning coach, was barred from contact with football players, and was not invited to the annual football booster dinner. The superior court dismissed his claims of retaliation 1. The cases are listed in alphabetical order within each section. 2. 56 Cal. Rptr. 3d 111 (Ct. App. 2007).

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most