Disc Golf Lawcast

Feb 15 2024 13 ep. 9 mins 2

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Updates on business and legal topics in the disc golf world. From private equity firms and consolidation to lawsuits and PDGA rules, we will analyze and discuss the details to keep you informed.

At DiscGolf.Law, our team understands disc golf culture. We’re fans and players. We also have over 20 years of experience negotiating and closing business transactions, protecting our clients’ valuable intellectual property, and increasing the value of our clients’ businesses. We help our clients navigate the unfamiliar, intimidating, and sometimes dangerous territories of contract negotiation, brand protection and enforcement, deal structure, and even partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions.

Whether you’re a current or aspiring professional disc golfer, or a disc golf related company, we are here to help. We offer a complimentary 30-minute consultation for anyone with a PDGA number, so there will be no cost to find out whether our team is a good fit to guide you to the next step in your growth journey.

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Should Professional Disc Golf Unionize?

Feb 15 2024 6 mins

As disc golf continues its transition from niche pastime to professional sport, the question of weather or not a players union is necessary has gotten more and more attention. We wanted to take the time to respond to some of your questions and comments from our videos on this topic and analyze the way collective bargaining works in other sports.You can watch this episode as a YouTu

Why Did UDisc and the DGPT Break Up?

Feb 08 2024 10 mins

The Disc Golf Pro Tour and UDisc are ending their partnership after 8 seasons. The DGPT will now host all live scores and stats on DGPT.com using data from PDGA live and run by the new PDGA technology team, which incudes the recently acquired employees from Statmando. We discussed the immediate implications of this news and what this could mean for the future of the sport.FIND US O

Who Legally Owns a Lost Disc?

Feb 01 2024 11 mins

Who legally owns a lost disc? When does a lost disc become abandoned? What are the legal aspects of determining who the true owner of a disc is if a dispute arises?Special thanks to Robbie Boros for submitting these questions. If you have a question or topic you’d like to see covered in a future video, submit it through our website or email us at [email protected] this episo

Legal Claim Forces Church to Shut Down Disc Golf Course

Jan 25 2024 7 mins

The Chamblee United Methodist Church Disc Golf Course is one of the most popular courses in the Atlanta area and has been called the best nine hole course in Georgia. Unfortunately, due to a legal claim against the church's insurance policy, the course has been shut down until the situation is resolved. We talked to the parties involved and analyzed the facts as well as the legal t

Macie Velediaz Leaves Dynamic Discs | Are Players Employees?

Jan 18 2024 7 mins

Macie Velediaz announced in a post on Facebook that she would no longer be sponsored by Dynamic Discs after failing to come to terms on a new contract. Allegedly, Dynamic Disc significantly decreased their offer after finding out that Macie is pregnant and would only be playing a limited 2024 Disc Golf Pro Tour Season. We discussed the legal factors that define pregnancy discrimina

Discmania Acquired by House of Discs | Private Equity in Disc Golf

Jan 11 2024 5 mins

Discmania has been acquired by the disc golf super-company "House of Discs" and will now join brands such as Dynamic Discs, Latitude 64, Westside, and Kastaplast under its control. We discussed the state of consolidation in disc golf and what we can learn from the announcement about Discmania's future. You can read Discmania's Announcemen Heret: https://www.discmania.net/blogs/disc

Natalie Ryan Drops All Lawsuits | The PDGA & DGPT Reverse Transgender Policy

Jan 04 2024 4 mins

In the past month, Natalie Ryan has dismissed the PDGA from her lawsuit in California federal court and registered for a 2024 Tour Card. Then last week, the PDGA dropped it's "pre-puberty" requirement from its Gender Eligibility Requirements. This reverses their previous decision and will allow transgender women, including Natalie, to participate in the FPO division at PDGA Majors

Could You be Sued for Dyeing a Disc?

Dec 21 2023 10 mins

Thanks so much to Roger and Becky Patterson for reaching out with this question about copyright protection and how it applies to disc golf dyeing. If you have a question or topic you would like to see covered in a future episode, please don't hesitate to comment on YouTube, email, or submit a message on our website!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review, subs

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Paul McBeth and Dylan Cease

Dec 14 2023 5 mins

In October we posted an update on our YouTube about the Lawsuit against MCCEASE LLC that was filed by Florida disc golfer and shop owner, Trevor Toenjes. Since then there have been new filings and updated rulings from the court. We wanted to provide some analysis of these developments to the case and discuss the legal reasoning behind them.If you enjoyed this episode, please consid

How the DGPT Became the Most Powerful Company in Disc Golf | European Pro Tour Merger

Dec 05 2023 17 mins

The DGPT announced a merger with the European Pro Tour to create a new united European series for the 2024 season. This latest example of the DGPT consolidating power in disc golf has the potential to reshape the entire international game and expand the Pro Tour’s control over the industry. We wanted to take a look back at how the DGPT became the most powerful company in disc gol