Credit: Rafael Henrique/Adobe Stock DraftKings Faces $65M Lawsuit by National Football League Players Association
"The NFLPAs actions in this suit could have a chilling effect in the future, with companies coming out with new technologies, things like artificial intelligence and so forth," said Ivan Parron, the managing partner at Parron Law and an uninvolved sports entertainment law expert.
August 26, 2024 at 08:20 PM
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What You Need to Know
- DraftKings Inc. was sued by the National Football League Players Association and National Football League Players Inc. in Manhattan federal court Monday.
- DraftKings created digital sports-themed NFTs that could be deployed in the company's fantasy sports contests using NFL player names and likenesses. The company later shut down the NFT product and allegedly defaulted on its licensing payments to plaintiffs.
- The plaintiffs argued that "buyers' remorse" is "not a basis to terminate a contract.
DraftKings Inc. was sued by the National Football League Players Association and National Football League Players Inc. in New York federal court Monday in a breach-of-contract action over its stance of avoiding payment on the licensing of nonfungible tokens.
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