International Swimming League, Ltd. v. World Aquatics

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Case overview

Case Number:

23-15156

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3410 Antitrust

  1. November 04, 2024

    Top Swimming Body Wants 9th Circ. Redo In Antitrust Case

    Swimming's international governing body has asked the Ninth Circuit to rethink a decision that revived a pair of lawsuits brought by a trio of swimmers and a swimming league claiming the governing body's boycott violated antitrust laws.

  2. September 18, 2024

    9th Circ. Breathes New Life Into Swimmers' Boycott Suit

    The Ninth Circuit has revived a class action from the International Swimming League and a trio of competitive swimmers accusing the sport's global governing body of orchestrating a de facto boycott of the upstart league, overruling a district court that threw out the case.

  3. February 16, 2024

    Swimmers Tell 9th Circ. New League Was Boycotted

    The International Swimming League and swimmers urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to revive their certified class antitrust claims against the sport's international governing body over its alleged 2018 "boycott" of an ISL event, arguing the lower court erred in finding the organization's actions didn't constitute a boycott.

  4. June 15, 2023

    9th Circ. Urged To Resurface Swimmers' Sunken Antitrust Suit

    A trio of swimmers and an independent national swimming federation have told the Ninth Circuit that a lower court created a flawed sports exception to laws overseeing group boycotts when it ruled in favor of the sport's international governing body and against their antitrust claims.