April 26, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday handed a major win to former athletes challenging the NCAA's rules restricting their compensation, allowing expert testimony that the millions of dollars schools spend on coaching salaries and lavish facilities would go toward the players themselves if the restrictions were lifted, adding evidence that might distinguish this challenge from prior attempts.
April 17, 2018
College athletes suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association over its compensation cap criticized a move to push back a trial set for December in the already 4-year-old litigation, saying Tuesday the schedule conflict cited by a star defense lawyer was a product of that side's own bumbling.
April 09, 2018
The National Collegiate Athletic Association asked a California federal court on Friday to postpone a December trial over whether its restrictions on student-athlete compensation are anti-competitive, saying a key defense attorney has scheduling conflicts.
March 29, 2018
Whether college athletics conferences are better suited than the NCAA to set rules for compensating student-athletes could take center stage as the college sports governing body will be forced once again to defend its amateurism rules in federal court after a ruling this week.
March 28, 2018
College athletes and the NCAA will have an opportunity to duke out at trial whether restrictions on player compensation are anti-competitive, according to a California federal court ruling Wednesday that found the Ninth Circuit's decision in O'Bannon doesn't wipe out the students' case.
February 01, 2018
A class of college athletes suing the NCAA in multidistrict litigation over the association's allegedly anti-competitive caps on what benefits players can receive asked a California federal court Wednesday to issue an appeal bond against the sole objector to the nearly $209 million settlement, arguing he is blocking the students' ability to recoup damages.
January 16, 2018
The NCAA and college athletes clashed Tuesday in competing bids for quick wins in multidistrict litigation over the association's allegedly anti-competitive caps on what benefits players can receive, with the NCAA protesting in California federal court that the athletes are taking a piecemeal "whack-a-mole" approach to the litigation.
January 04, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to reopen discovery in sprawling antitrust litigation over caps on student-athlete scholarships to compel the NCAA to turn over the results of a public opinion survey, a move the judge said would be "a slippery bobsled slope."
November 17, 2017
A California federal judge said Friday she'll grant final approval to the NCAA and 11 athletic conferences' $209 million deal with student-athletes and grant class counsel's request for nearly $45 million in fees, costs and expenses, partially resolving suits over allegedly anti-competitive caps on student scholarships.
November 06, 2017
Student-athletes suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association over alleged anti-competitive caps on scholarships pushed back Friday against the single objection to their $209 million settlement over a $41 million cut for attorneys, saying the fee is less than established Ninth Circuit precedent.