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2020 Annual Survey: Recent Developments in Sports Law 365 (2020)

handle is hein.blasports/ansrvds0030 and id is 1 raw text is: SURVEY 2020 ANNUAL SURVEY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SPORTS LAW INTRODUCTION This survey highlights sports-related cases decided by courts between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. While every sports-related case may not be included in this survey, it briefly summarizes a wide range of cases that impacted the sports industry in 2020. The survey intends to provide the reader insight into the important legal issues affecting the sports industry and to highlight the most recent developments in sports law. To better assist the reader, this survey is arranged alphabetically by the substantive area of law of each case. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alternative dispute resolution involves an alternate form of adjudicating cases. Parties may choose to settle a dispute through arbitration instead of through the court system. These cases arose over contract disputes, in which the contracts involved an arbitration clause. If a party brings a dispute to court when the contract contains an arbitration clause, the opposing party may file a motion to compel arbitration. Other arbitration disputes arise over unfair arbitration decisions. Ajzenman v. Office of Comm'r of Baseball1 Plaintiffs sued several Major League Baseball teams alleging various state law violations including unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) and the Unfair Competition Law (UCL). This case is on a motion to compel arbitration, motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The class action of Plaintiffs here purchased tickets to baseball games from both Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants to games which were postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and never refunded. The Oakland tickets 1. No. CV203643DSFJEMX, 2020 WL 6647729 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 6, 2020).

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