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2005 Annual Survey: Recent Developments in Sports Law 381 (2005)

handle is hein.blasports/ansrvds0016 and id is 1 raw text is: SURVEY 2005 ANNUAL SURVEY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SPORTS LAW INTRODUCTION This article is a survey of sports-related cases that were decided between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005. Although this article does not purport to address every case related to sports that was decided in the past year, the cases summarized below represent decisions that will affect the practice and development of the sports law field. As the cases below demonstrate, the field of sports law continues to grow, and its decisions affect the legal system as a whole. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alternative Dispute Resolution is a growing method of resolving conflicts in the legal system. The collective bargaining agreements of the major professional sports include clauses that require arbitration to resolve certain sorts of conflicts between players and management. As a result, the sports field is an area in which developments in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution often emerge. This past year, the infamous Detroit Pistons/Indiana Pacers brawl resulted in challenges that addressed whether Alternative Dispute Resolution was a proper mode of determining or challenging the Commissioner's decisions on player discipline. This case, as well as other cases addressing arbitrability, including Ricky Williams's dispute with the Miami Dolphins, is discussed below.