December 16, 2015
A California federal judge issued a corrected order for attorneys' fees Tuesday to split among the various lawyers that represented a class of student-athletes who settled with Electronic Arts and the NCAA over the use of their likenesses for $60 million, rectifying a more than half-million-dollar error.
December 11, 2015
A California federal judge on Thursday divided $16.5 million in fees among the various attorneys that represented a class of student-athletes who settled with Electronic Arts and the NCAA over the use of their likenesses for $60 million.
November 23, 2015
A class of student-athletes who settled with Electronic Arts and the NCAA over the use of their likenesses urged a California federal judge on Friday to approve a fraction of the potentially millions in fees a former attorney seeks, saying the fees bid has "significant defects."
November 09, 2015
A class of student-athletes who settled with Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA over the use of their likenesses dropped their bids for sanctions against attorneys for challengers to the settlements on Monday after the parties agreed to drop the Ninth Circuit appeal.
November 03, 2015
An attorney challenging student-athletes' $60 million settlement with Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA over the use of their likenesses and compensation continues to misrepresent to the court his "belligerent and unprofessional" conduct, class members said Monday, reiterating calls he be sanctioned.
October 29, 2015
A class of student-athletes settling with Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA over the use of their likenesses asked the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to sanction the attorneys challenging the settlement, arguing that they are appealing solely to collect fees.
October 27, 2015
An attorney for one of the challengers to a $60 million class settlement with Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA over the use of student-athletes' likenesses told a California federal court Monday that if he has to show why he shouldn't be sanctioned, the class attorneys should have to as well.
October 16, 2015
Current and former student-athletes supporting $60 million worth of antitrust and right-of-publicity settlements with Electronic Arts and the NCAA urged a California federal judge Thursday to make two athletes objecting to the deals put up potential appeal costs, calling their bids to overturn the approved deals "meritless" and lawyer-driven.
October 13, 2015
A class of current and former student-athletes who agreed to $60 million in settlements with Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA asked a California federal court Monday to sanction one of the attorneys representing challengers to the settlements, alleging "belligerent and unprofessional conduct" during a meeting.
September 16, 2015
Two college athletes on Wednesday filed notice that they will ask the Ninth Circuit to reverse a trial court's approval of two settlements totaling $60 million reached with Electronic Arts Inc. and the National Collegiate Athletic Association over the improper use of student athletes' likenesses.