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May 24, 2024
In this week’s Off the Bench, the NCAA settles its court dispute with hundreds of thousands of athletes over name, image and likeness compensation, NFL rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. is taken to court over an endorsement contract, and former Super Bowl champion Antonio Brown’s post-career life is burdened further by bankruptcy. If you were sidelined this week, Law360 is here to catch you up on the sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.
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May 23, 2024
The NCAA said Thursday it has reached a settlement with the former college athletes who had filed an antitrust class action demanding billions in potential compensation allegedly denied to them for decades before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the NCAA's compensation ban.
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April 04, 2024
Athletes suing the NCAA over restrictions on the use of their names, images and likenesses are seeking summary judgment, arguing the practice dampens competition with no legitimate justification and that the organization's own actions have shown that to be true.
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January 19, 2024
The Ninth Circuit declined to undo a lower court's certification of classes in a name, image and likeness rights lawsuit that the NCAA fears could lead to "devastating consequences" if it is required to pay more than $4 billion in compensation to college athletes.
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January 01, 2024
An ever-increasing volume of lawsuits involving the NCAA highlights the list of sports and betting cases to watch in 2024, including battles over athletes' right to compensation for their name, image and likeness and their fight to collectively bargain and be designated as employees. Plus, racial discrimination suits against the NFL, and more. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the new year.
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November 05, 2023
Athletes challenging NCAA restrictions on their name, image and likeness rights scored a huge procedural victory Friday as a California judge certified three classes that could put college athletics' governing body on the hook for billions of dollars in damages.
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September 22, 2023
A California federal judge on Friday certified a class of 184,000 college athletes seeking injunctive relief in antitrust litigation against the NCAA over their name, image and likeness rights, but held off on certifying classes of athletes who seek damages for allegedly lost revenue.
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July 05, 2023
There are plenty of sports and betting legal matters to watch as the second half of 2023 begins, including those revolving around name, image and likeness rights for college athletes and the legal liability of celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal and Tom Brady who endorse cryptocurrency platforms. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the second half of 2023.
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May 01, 2023
The NCAA has asked a California federal judge to deny class certification to hundreds of college athletes suing it for name, image and likeness rights, or NIL, insisting that the members have "substantial differences" in their circumstances that can't be represented in one class, especially when billions of dollars in broadcast revenues to the institutions are factored in.
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January 02, 2023
The sports and betting world will closely follow a pair of consolidated class actions in college athletics related to concussion liability and NIL rights, trademark infringement cases that could tilt the playing field across sports and gaming, and major cases involving the NFL and PGA Tour. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in the new year.