March 25, 2024
The plaintiffs in the antitrust class action against the NFL over its Sunday Ticket broadcast package have accused the league of hiding behind a front-office executive, with an inaccurate job title, to claim that vital documents were privileged and did not need to be disclosed.
January 26, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, WWE founder Vince McMahon has been sued for sexual abuse and trafficking, "The Rock" reclaimed his name, and USC defended its claim that college athletes aren't employees. If you were on the sidelines over the past week, Law360 is here to clue you in on the biggest sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.
January 23, 2024
A California federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial for a class action against the National Football League's Sunday Ticket broadcast package, moving the start of the trial to June 6 during a status conference Tuesday.
January 12, 2024
The NFL cannot get out of the long-running multidistrict litigation it has been locked into for years with DirecTV subscribers over the league's Sunday Ticket football package a month before trial, a California federal judge has ruled, saying subscribers sufficiently alleged an anti-competitive conspiracy.
December 11, 2023
The NFL urged a California federal judge Monday to end years-long antitrust multidistrict litigation over DirecTV's "Sunday Ticket" package, arguing that its exclusive broadcasting agreements with CBS and Fox to air free Sunday afternoon games are permitted by the Sports Broadcasting Act.
October 23, 2023
The NFL is fighting back against yet another bid by DirecTV subscribers to expand discovery in the long-running antitrust dispute over the league's "Sunday Ticket," telling a California federal court Friday it should not give them "a 'do-over' of [a] failed 'do-over.'"
August 29, 2023
DirecTV subscribers involved in a long-running antitrust dispute over "NFL Sunday Ticket" pushed back at the NFL's request for partial summary judgment, arguing that instead of "addressing their heavy burden" and attempting to justify its arguments with evidence, the league simply rehashes legal arguments that the Ninth Circuit has already rejected.
July 31, 2023
The NFL has asked a California federal court to hand it a win in a long-running antitrust dispute over "NFL Sunday Ticket," arguing that DirecTV subscribers have made their case too broad and have uncovered no evidence supporting their beef with the NFL's deal with the satellite TV service.
May 18, 2023
The NFL will have to turn over its new "NFL Sunday Ticket" agreement with YouTube as well as documents related to the negotiation, the California federal court overseeing the long-running antitrust dispute between the football league and DirecTV subscribers has ruled.
May 12, 2023
A California federal magistrate judge has refused to add new search terms as sought by DirecTV subscribers pursuing "Sunday Ticket" antitrust litigation against the NFL, ruling that the plaintiffs' new proposed search terms are "complex and overbroad."