Aaron Senne, et al v. Kansas City Royals Baseball, et al

  1. January 14, 2020

    Minor League Wage Suit Halted For MLB's High Court Bid

    The Ninth Circuit has halted a case lodged by Minor League Baseball players over their alleged starvation wages, granting a request by Major League Baseball for a timeout while it asks the U.S. Supreme Court to shut it down.

  2. January 03, 2020

    9th Circ. Won't Rethink Minor League Players' Class Cert. Win

    Major League Baseball struck out on Friday in its bid for the full Ninth Circuit to review an order certifying a nationwide collective action alleging the league and their teams make minor league athletes play a grueling schedule for starvation wages.

  3. December 19, 2019

    The Top Sports & Betting Cases Of 2019

    With former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick settling his collusion grievance against the league alleging he was shut out for protesting during the national anthem and federal prosecutors obtaining more criminal convictions in their probe into the dark underbelly of college basketball, 2019 was another big year for sports legal cases.

  4. August 21, 2019

    9th Circ. Ruling Puts Minor League Pay Back On The Table

    A year after Congress blocked minor league baseball players from seeking federal labor protections, a recent Ninth Circuit ruling has reopened the door for the athletes in their quest for better pay from Major League Baseball.

  5. August 16, 2019

    Minor Leaguers Notch 9th Circ. Win On Cert. In MLB Pay Suit

    Minor League Baseball players suing over starvation wages in the farm system scored a home run on Friday as the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court's decision to certify a national Fair Labor Standards Act collective and California class, and said it should have certified classes in Arizona and Florida, too.

  6. April 10, 2018

    New Law Won't Affect Wage Suit, Minor Leaguers Tell 9th Circ.

    A group of minor league players told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that a brand-new federal wage law exemption is not retroactive and would not impact an already-granted collective certification in a wage suit.

  7. March 27, 2018

    9th Circ. Calls For Input On Minor League Wage Exemption

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday asked minor league baseball players and Major League Baseball to weigh in on new legislation that exempts the players from federal wage-and-hour requirements amid an ongoing labor dispute.

  8. October 31, 2017

    Law Profs Go To Bat For Minor Leaguers In 9th Circ. Wage Suit

    A pair of law professors told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that minor league ballplayers who played and trained in Arizona and Florida should have received class certification in a wage-and-hour lawsuit against Major League Baseball, saying a California federal judge misinterpreted U.S. Supreme Court precedent in denying their certification bids.

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