On Monday, December 14, 2015, U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron of the Middle District of Florida dismissed a trademark suit filed against the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, one of the premier mid-level professional hockey leagues in North America used primarily for developing future NHL stars, by David D’Amato for logo infringement. In the court’s Order on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, D’Amato was hit with more than $215,000 in sanctions for Judge Byron’s finding that he intentionally submitted forged documents in an attempt …
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Minimum Wage Lawsuits Strike At the Core of Major Junior Hockey and Minor League Baseball
Many would argue that minor league baseball is the quintessential American sporting experience – playing for the love of the game in small towns throughout the country, dreaming of the big leagues, or playing out the string. Similarly, nothing may be more distinctively Canadian than major junior hockey – the primary breeding ground for future NHLers for generations and the pride of Canadian communities from Cape Breton to Victoria. The two share more than long bus rides and long odds. They both are the subject …
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