November 01, 2023
A Florida federal court has shipped to New York an antitrust lawsuit between trading card companies Fanatics and Panini, ruling much of the activity at the center of the dispute occurred in New York, and it's where most witnesses are located.
October 01, 2023
An arbitrator has denied a temporary restraining order sought by the NFL Players Association that would have prevented trading card company Panini America Inc. from producing and selling material bearing the association's licensed mark while the two hammer out a contract dispute, Panini says.
September 12, 2023
Trading card company Fanatics told a Florida federal judge the "hypocritical and wrong" lawsuit of a rival, Panini, should be tossed because for years it has practiced the same antitrust behavior — shoring up long-term, exclusive licenses with sports organizations — that it accuses Fanatics of conducting.
September 01, 2023
Trading card company Fanatics has blasted rival Panini's efforts to thwart the transfer of its antitrust suit from federal court in Florida to New York, saying Friday that Panini's arguments are a "red herring" ignoring where the company negotiated the contracts at issue.
August 29, 2023
Trading card company Panini America Inc. is fighting against the transfer of its antitrust suit to a New York federal court, saying the arguments from competitor Fanatics Inc. to do so are misleading and fall flat, because Fanatics has consistently done business in Florida.
August 25, 2023
A Florida federal judge is refusing to pause an antitrust lawsuit by trading card company Panini against rival Fanatics while deciding whether to transfer the suit to New York federal court, saying that proceeding would not place an undue burden on Fanatics or force it to duplicate its work.
August 22, 2023
Panini is fighting an attempt by a rival trading card business, Fanatics, to halt its antitrust suit while a judge decides whether to transfer the case from Florida to New York federal court, arguing that Fanatics has no valid justification for its stance.
August 15, 2023
Fanatics' trading card business has asked a federal judge to move rival Panini America's antitrust suit from Florida to New York, where Fanatics has countersued Panini, arguing that denying the transfer risks allowing Panini to commence discovery knowing that Fanatics could not call key witnesses to testify in person.
August 03, 2023
Panini America is squaring off against Fanatics Inc. after filing a complaint Thursday accusing its rival of monopolizing the trading card business and trying to undermine it by gobbling up competition, stealing employees and surreptitiously locking in long-term contracts with major sports organizations.