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In re National Football Leagues Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:15-ml-02668

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Philip S. Gutierrez

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  1. January 12, 2024

    NFL Can't Block Sunday Ticket Antitrust MDL Ahead Of Trial

    The NFL cannot get out of the long-running multidistrict litigation it has been locked into for years with DirecTV subscribers over the league's Sunday Ticket football package a month before trial, a California federal judge has ruled, saying subscribers sufficiently alleged an anti-competitive conspiracy.

  2. December 11, 2023

    NFL Looks To Sack DirecTV 'Sunday Ticket' Antitrust MDL

    The NFL urged a California federal judge Monday to end years-long antitrust multidistrict litigation over DirecTV's "Sunday Ticket" package, arguing that its exclusive broadcasting agreements with CBS and Fox to air free Sunday afternoon games are permitted by the Sports Broadcasting Act.

  3. October 23, 2023

    NFL Blasts 'Audacious' Sunday Ticket Discovery Request

    The NFL is fighting back against yet another bid by DirecTV subscribers to expand discovery in the long-running antitrust dispute over the league's "Sunday Ticket," telling a California federal court Friday it should not give them "a 'do-over' of [a] failed 'do-over.'"

  4. August 29, 2023

    DirecTV Subscribers Say NFL Fumbled 'Sunday Ticket' Claims

    DirecTV subscribers involved in a long-running antitrust dispute over "NFL Sunday Ticket" pushed back at the NFL's request for partial summary judgment, arguing that instead of "addressing their heavy burden" and attempting to justify its arguments with evidence, the league simply rehashes legal arguments that the Ninth Circuit has already rejected.

  5. July 31, 2023

    NFL Says 'Sunday Ticket' Buyers Can't Prove Antitrust Claims

    The NFL has asked a California federal court to hand it a win in a long-running antitrust dispute over "NFL Sunday Ticket," arguing that DirecTV subscribers have made their case too broad and have uncovered no evidence supporting their beef with the NFL's deal with the satellite TV service.

  6. May 18, 2023

    NFL Must Produce YouTube Deal Docs In 'Sunday Ticket' Suit

    The NFL will have to turn over its new "NFL Sunday Ticket" agreement with YouTube as well as documents related to the negotiation, the California federal court overseeing the long-running antitrust dispute between the football league and DirecTV subscribers has ruled.

  7. May 12, 2023

    NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Buyers Search Terms Ruled Too Complex

    A California federal magistrate judge has refused to add new search terms as sought by DirecTV subscribers pursuing "Sunday Ticket" antitrust litigation against the NFL, ruling that the plaintiffs' new proposed search terms are "complex and overbroad."

  8. April 26, 2023

    Court OKs Expanded Search Terms In NFL Sunday Ticket Row

    The NFL turned over everything that a California federal court discovery order required it to, but key documents were still missing — a fault of the agreed-upon search term, not the professional sports league, a magistrate has ruled in the long-running antitrust litigation between the NFL and DirecTV subscribers.

  9. April 07, 2023

    DirecTV Subscribers Want More Info On NFL's YouTube Deal

    DirecTV subscribers pursuing a long-running antitrust suit challenging an exclusive agreement the NFL had with the satellite TV provider for its "NFL Sunday Ticket" package have asked a California federal court to force the league to provide more details about a new deal that will bring the package to Google's YouTube.

  10. February 08, 2023

    Judge Grants Class Certification In 'NFL Sunday Ticket' Fight

    A California federal judge has granted a class certification bid filed by a group of bars, restaurants and fans in their long-running antitrust suit challenging the exclusivity agreement the NFL has with DirecTV for its "NFL Sunday Ticket."

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