JENKINS et al v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION et al

  1. June 01, 2016

    Student-Athletes Tackle NCAA Bid To Escape Grant-In-Aid MDL

    Student-athletes fighting National Collegiate Athletic Association rules capping their compensation at the cost of attending college asked a California federal judge Tuesday not to nix their antitrust claims, arguing their issues are different from those raised in the landmark O'Bannon case.

  2. March 23, 2016

    Athletes Unveil Class Cert. Bid In NCAA Grant-In-Aid Case

    Student-athletes challenging the NCAA's rules capping compensation packages for athletes have asked a California federal court to certify damages classes, arguing new relaxed rules allowing compensation up to the full cost of attendance provide a measuring stick, according to a court filing Wednesday.

  3. March 15, 2016

    NCAA Conferences Deny Withholding Docs In Antitrust Row

    NCAA conferences told a California federal judge Monday that they have not been withholding documents in an antitrust suit over rules preventing universities from compensating student-athletes beyond attendance costs, calling the assertions by the class of student-athletes "flatly inaccurate."

  4. March 11, 2016

    Athletes Say NCAA Conferences Won't Compromise On Docs

    A class of student-athletes who filed an antitrust suit challenging the NCAA's rules restricting universities from compensating athletes beyond attendance costs asked a California federal court to decide on a pending request to intervene in discovery Thursday, saying several conferences named in the suit have ignored their requests to produce key documents.

  5. February 29, 2016

    9th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. Appeal In NCAA Antitrust Row

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday denied a request made by the NCAA to appeal a December order granting class certification to a group of college athletes who filed an antitrust suit challenging the NCAA's rules restricting universities from compensating athletes beyond their cost of attendance.

  6. January 06, 2016

    Broadcasters Fight NCAA Athletes' Call For Media Deal Info

    ESPN, ABC and Fox Broadcasting said Tuesday that their broadcast deals with NCAA conferences should not be turned over in California antitrust litigation over NCAA scholarship rules, arguing that the contracts are irrelevant to the case but contain important business secrets.

  7. September 09, 2015

    NCAA Says Conflicts Doom Cert. In Scholarship Cap Row

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Tuesday continued its push against class certification in an antitrust challenge to the organization's scholarship rules, arguing that the star players seeking to lead the class in California federal court have interests adverse to other athletes who benefit from the rules.