August 28, 2018
The fact that student-athletes are not paid is what makes college sports unique, the National Collegiate Athletic Association said Monday in the opening statement for a class action antitrust bench trial in California federal court challenging the NCAA's amateurism system.
August 23, 2018
College athletes challenging the NCAA's amateurism system in a case scheduled for a bench trial next month are seeking to force the commissioner of the America East Conference to testify, pointing out that she has made public statements that allowing the top conferences to pay athletes might actually help competitive balance in college sports.
August 21, 2018
A class of student-athletes will attempt to upend the NCAA's amateurism system in a bench trial next month, challenging the notion that paying them a share of the millions of dollars college football and basketball generate each year will put a dent in the massive popularity of the sports.
August 17, 2018
The NCAA recently enacted a set of sweeping reforms that provide modest benefits to the small percentage of student-athletes who pursue a professional basketball career, but experts say the changes do not adequately address the serious issues at the center of a federal corruption probe into college basketball.
August 14, 2018
The California federal judge who will try claims the NCAA illegally prevents athletes from being paid beyond their scholarships said Monday she will admit evidence from the landmark O'Bannon case, overriding multiple objections from both the sports body and the students.
July 19, 2018
A California federal judge on Thursday laid the ground rules for a Sept. 4 bench trial over allegations the NCAA illegally prevents athletes from being paid beyond their scholarships, requiring the parties to cut down over 2,000 exhibits, restricting layman witnesses and setting time limits on arguments.
July 11, 2018
From questions over athletes' publicity rights as legalized daily fantasy sports and sports betting spread in the U.S. to a long-running multidistrict case over head injuries in the National Hockey League, 2018 is shaping out to be another big year for sports litigation. Here, Law360 takes a look at six cases sports attorneys across the industry are going to want to keep an eye on heading into the second half of this year.
July 05, 2018
The NCAA must make three witnesses available for pretrial questioning in a lawsuit challenging the organization's rules that prevent athletes from being paid beyond their scholarships, a California federal judge ruled after former college athletes who brought the lawsuit accused the NCAA of playing games with its witness lists.
June 15, 2018
A California federal judge Thursday said she may allow the NCAA to put on an expert, after all, to rebut a challenge to an association rule capping compensation for college athletes.
June 13, 2018
A group of former college athletes challenging the NCAA's rules restricting their compensation told a California federal judge Tuesday they have not been allowed to depose four key witnesses before an upcoming trial.