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Sarah Abrams

Earlier this year, the parties to the consolidated antitrust litigation involving college athletes name, image, and likeness rights (NIL) entered a settlement. The settlement is generally referred to as the “House Settlement.” In the time since the settlement, there have been further developments raising questions about the settlement. Among those developments is that certain college athletes have raised objections to the settlement. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams takes a look at the athletes’ objections and considers their management liability implications. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: Post-House Settlement Objection Liability

Sarah Abrams

In the latest development in the long and continuing saga about college athletes’ compensation, on July 25, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order attempting to address many of the relevant issues. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the Executive Order and puts it in the context of the other pending initiatives and related developments. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article. Continue Reading Guest Post: Saving College Sports or Burning Down the House?

Sarah Abrams

I am sure that many readers followed with interest the recent litigation brought by college athletes against the NCAA and the top athletic conferences in which the athletes alleged that the defendants conspired to suppress athletes’ compensation. The lawsuit ended in a blockbuster settlement that may reshape the fundamental economics of college sports. Now, as discussed in the following guest post from Sarah Abrams, a group of professional tennis players, have filed a lawsuit in which they, too, allege their compensation has been suppressed, in this case by a “tennis cartel.” Sarah, who is Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the new lawsuit and considers the D&O insurance implications. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: Antitrust is Love

Sarah Abrams

Readers undoubtedly were interested to hear the news last Friday that the presiding court had approved the settlement in the long-standing lawsuits against the NCAA regarding student-athlete payment. Among other things, the settlement could usher in a new era that will allow colleges to directly pay their student-athletes. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the settlement and its background, and considers the possible management liability implications for universities. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article. Continue Reading Guest Post: What Does the House Settlement Mean for University Liability?

Sarah Abrams

In recent years, student athletes in the U.S. have gained the rights to profit from their “name, image, and likeness” (NIL). As these rights have emerged, NIL collectives have formed. The purpose of these collectives is for a school’s athletic supporters to have a way to pool their funds in order to create opportunities for their school’s student athletes. The collectives are in many ways new kinds of organizations, and they are certainly organized for new purposes. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, examines the challenges involved with trying to develop management liability insurance for these kinds of collectives. A version of this article previously was published on Law360. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: Challenges of Insuring an NIL Collective