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December 20, 2024
NASCAR wants to press pause on a court order that stops it from blocking teams that have asserted antitrust claims against the league from its races, telling the judge who handed down the preliminary injunction that it thinks the Fourth Circuit will be on its side.
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December 20, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, Michael Jordan's racing team scores an early-stage win in its antitrust battle with NASCAR, attorneys engineering a historic settlement with the NCAA seek more than half a billion dollars in fees, and the fracas over college sports realignment makes headaches for the Mountain West Conference.
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December 20, 2024
The second half of 2024 saw the sunset of several yearslong lawsuits that will significantly impact the world of sports, including the settlement of the NCAA's name, image and likeness antitrust litigation and the closing of the UFC's legal battle with current and former fighters. Here, Law360 explores the top sports and betting moments from the second half of 2024.
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December 18, 2024
NASCAR can't enforce an antitrust release in its racing contracts for the 2025 season, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Wednesday, finding two teams suing the organization have shown they are likely to succeed on at least part of their claim accusing it of monopolizing the sport.
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December 17, 2024
Two racing teams told a North Carolina federal court that NASCAR's bid to dismiss their antitrust lawsuit is a "fantasy" riddled with mischaracterizations that paint their clash as a simple contractual dispute instead of what it truly is — consequences of a monopoly.
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December 11, 2024
NASCAR has urged a North Carolina federal judge to reject a renewed injunction bid by two racing teams that have accused the organization of monopolizing premier motorsport racing, arguing that despite "manufactured evidence," the teams still haven't made a showing of irreparable harm.
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December 03, 2024
NASCAR has encouraged a North Carolina federal court to toss a lawsuit filed by two racing teams, arguing their objection to the league's charter system is simply a misguided attempt to "dress up private business frustrations in antitrust garb."
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November 18, 2024
NASCAR told the Fourth Circuit on Monday it has removed a controversial clause in its open-team agreements, making it unnecessary to fast-track an injunction appeal by two racing teams, one owned by Michael Jordan, that are suing the organization for alleged monopolistic practices.
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November 15, 2024
Two NASCAR teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan, are hoping to sway the Fourth Circuit to fast-track their appeal of a lower court's decision to not grant their request to race next season, arguing that without an expedited process, a decision could come too late to matter.
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November 13, 2024
Two NASCAR teams, one co-owned by Michael Jordan, on Wednesday appealed a North Carolina federal judge's denial of their request to keep racing next season, taking part of their antitrust fight against the stock car league to the Fourth Circuit.