MLB Fan Awarded $105,000 After Jury Finds Off-duty Officer Acted with Malice, Fraud, or Oppression.

This article focuses on two recent legal developments involving sports organizations and event security. First, a U.S. District Court in North Carolina denied tennis player Reese Brantmeier's request to block NCAA prize money limits during her ongoing antitrust lawsuit, which challenges NCAA amateurism rules as price-fixing that restrict athletes' earnings in individual sports. The court found insufficient evidence at this stage to grant a mandatory injunction but indicated skepticism toward the NCAA's claim that its rules are non-commercial eligibility requirements exempt from antitrust laws. Second, a Major League Baseball (MLB) fan was awarded $105,000 in punitive damages after a jury found that off-duty police officers acting as stadium security used excessive force during an altercation, highlighting issues related to crowd management, security personnel screening, and training at large venues.