May 01, 2020
Female players who sued the U.S. Soccer Federation can't go ahead with pay discrimination claims against the athletic organization because the women actually made more than their male counterparts, a California federal judge ruled Friday.
April 02, 2020
Seyfarth Shaw LLP asked to withdraw as U.S. Soccer's counsel in a high-profile pay equity dispute with the members of the U.S. Women's National Team the same day the football federation disavowed its much-criticized argument that the women earned less than male players because they're less skilled.
March 26, 2020
The U.S. Soccer Federation, with its new legal team at Latham & Watkins LLP and a new president, appears ready to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit by players on the U.S. Women's National Team, but experts say a misstep by former lead counsel at Seyfarth Shaw LLP has put the federation at a disadvantage in negotiations and could lead to bigger concessions.
March 23, 2020
The U.S. Women's National Team told a California federal court that the U.S. Soccer Federation cannot point to the disparity in FIFA prizes between the men's and women's World Cups to justify paying its men's and women's national teams differently among a slew of sought restrictions for an upcoming trial in its equal pay and sex discrimination class action.
March 17, 2020
U.S. Soccer struck a different tone in its follow-up to a controversial brief that said the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team members were less skilled than their male counterparts, denying female players are underpaid in a filing led by new counsel Latham & Watkins LLP.
March 12, 2020
The U.S. Soccer Federation is shaking up its legal team in the closely watched U.S. Women's National Team gender pay gap suit, bringing in Latham & Watkins just days after the organization outraged many by arguing that participation on the women's team requires less "skill" and "responsibility" than the men's.
March 10, 2020
U.S. Soccer urged a California federal judge Monday to reject a quick-win bid from players on the U.S. Women's National Team claiming their now-public collective bargaining agreements prove a disparity in pay, arguing in an opposition that courts shouldn't intervene in the union bargaining process.
February 21, 2020
Players on the U.S. Women's National Team have urged a California federal judge to grant them a win in their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, disclosing they are seeking over $66.7 million in damages and arguing now-public collective bargaining agreements prove a disparity in pay.
January 01, 2020
The Golden State isn't lacking for high-stakes court battles in 2020, with legal experts keeping a close eye on litigation surrounding California's bankrupt utility, high-profile criminal trials against ex-Theranos executives, bellwether injury cases targeting Bayer AG and a trailblazing pay equity class action brought by the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.
January 01, 2020
With college athletes continuing their legal challenge to the NCAA's amateur system and the U.S. women's soccer team fighting for pay equality, 2020 is set to be another busy one for the world of sports law. Here, Law360 takes a look at cases attorneys should watch this year.