Marshall et al v. ESPN Inc. et al

  1. August 17, 2016

    6th Circ. Shreds Ex-College Players' Likeness Suit

    The Sixth Circuit on Wednesday tossed a suit by a proposed class of former college athletes claiming they should be paid for broadcasts of the games they played in, slamming their legal theory as so deficient that to state it "is nearly to refute it."

  2. January 26, 2016

    Ex-College Players Tell 6th Circ. To Revive Pub Rights Suit

    A group of former college student-athletes urged the Sixth Circuit to revive their putative federal court class action accusing television broadcasters and sports networks, licensing companies and the major college athletics conferences of unlawfully profiting off the unauthorized use of their publicity rights by televising their games, in a brief filed Tuesday.

  3. July 13, 2015

    Ex-NCAA Athletes Take Publicity Rights Row To 6th Circ.

    Former student-athletes who accused major TV broadcasters and college athletic conferences of profiting from the unauthorized use of their names and likenesses took their antitrust fight to the Sixth Circuit on Monday, an effort that fits into the broader battle over compensation for student-athletes.

  4. June 04, 2015

    Broadcasters Escape NCAA Athletes' Publicity Rights Suit

    A Tennessee federal judge tossed a putative class action filed by former college athletes who accused major TV broadcasters and others of profiting from unauthorized use of their names and likenesses, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to prove their case.

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