January 02, 2023
The sports and betting world will closely follow a pair of consolidated class actions in college athletics related to concussion liability and NIL rights, trademark infringement cases that could tilt the playing field across sports and gaming, and major cases involving the NFL and PGA Tour. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the new year.
August 12, 2019
An Illinois federal judge on Monday granted final approval to a $75 million settlement in multidistrict litigation over concussions in student-athletes, also awarding more than $14 million in attorney fees to counsel who he said helped benefit the class.
August 08, 2019
College athletes on Wednesday once again urged an Illinois federal judge to approve a settlement with the NCAA in multidistrict litigation over concussions, saying a helmet maker's recent defeat of class certification highlights why he should sign off on their deal.
September 12, 2018
More than 6,500 previously hard-to-reach class members in multidistrict litigation over concussions in student-athletes will soon learn about a $75 million deal with the NCAA, finally bringing to an end the direct notice portion of the case, an attorney for the college sports governing body told an Illinois federal judge Wednesday.
July 11, 2018
The Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation regarding the National Collegiate Athletic Association's allegedly lax concussion protocols again pushed back final approval of its proposed settlement with student athletes and appointed an independent auditor to examine notice records after learning that 17,000 college athletes have not been directly notified of the deal.
July 03, 2018
The NCAA and class counsel for a group of athletes trying to lock down a $75 million concussion settlement filed a joint request on Monday to push back a final hearing on the deal yet again, citing the same problems with contacting eligible athletes that have dogged the case for years.
March 08, 2018
An Illinois federal judge pushed back the final approval hearing for a settlement in the multidistrict litigation over concussions against the NCAA for a fifth time Thursday after the class administrator said it had inadvertently failed to notify almost 75,000 players.
February 06, 2018
The judge overseeing concussion litigation against the NCAA in Illinois federal court again delayed final approval of a $75 million settlement after learning Tuesday — for the second time — that thousands of current and former student-athletes have yet to be notified of the deal.
October 02, 2017
Former student-athletes on Friday asked an Illinois federal court for final approval of a $75 million settlement in multidistrict litigation against the NCAA over head injuries, saying that given reports of young NFL players diagnosed with brain damage after death, the medical monitoring program that is part of the deal can't come soon enough.
September 18, 2017
A class of student-athletes in multidistrict litigation against the NCAA over head injuries blasted a fee request from attorneys for the lead objector to their $75 million settlement on Friday, telling an Illinois federal court that the changes secured aren't worth the $6 million the attorneys want.