Nick Catrakilis – Lately, television and the Internet have become inundated with advertisements for the daily fantasy sports (DFS) companies- FanDuel and DraftKings. The two DFS behemoths have spent $150 million on television and web ads in the third quarter of 2015 alone, and plan on spending significantly more in the future. This fast growing […]
Brett Silverberg – Since 1992, there has been a nationwide mandate prohibiting sports betting outside of Nevada. However, the forthcoming decision in NCAA, et al v. Governor of New Jersey, et al seems likely to reinstate sports gambling in Atlantic City. The implications of this New Jersey decision are enormous because the revenue derived from sports […]
by Maureen B. Collins This article examines the issues faced by the City of Detroit and the Detroit Institute of Arts when Detroit filed for municipal bankruptcy. Creditors called for the sale of the highly esteemed DIA art collection to pay outstanding municipal pension obligations. The DIA and the Michigan Attorney General viewed the collection […]
by Kevin Bennardo This Article analyzes what impact, if any, the slaying of one beneficiary by another should have on distribution of a decedent’s property. This issue could arise in a variety of conveyances, such as intestate succession, wills, pay-on-death bank accounts, transfer-on-death securities, or life insurance proceeds. Based on equity, the Restatement (Third) of Restitution […]
