November 08, 2024
Michael Jordan's NASCAR team lost its bid for an injunction that would have allowed it and another team to keep racing next season while they pursue antitrust claims against the stock car league, with a federal judge finding the two teams failed to show "present, immediate, urgent irreparable harm."
November 06, 2024
The North Carolina federal judge overseeing a budding antitrust case against NASCAR will remain on the case after attorneys waived concerns about the apparent conflict posed by one of his former clerks working on the suit.
November 04, 2024
Two racing teams fought Monday in a North Carolina federal courthouse for what they characterized as a "modest, targeted" injunction that would allow them to keep racing next season while pursuing antitrust claims against NASCAR, with celebrity owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin sitting courtside for the occasion.
November 01, 2024
A North Carolina federal judge has rejected a bid for expedited discovery in an antitrust suit against NASCAR filed by two racing teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan, saying the proposed requests are not narrowly tailored enough and that the time frame sought would "put a significant burden" on NASCAR.
October 31, 2024
Two NASCAR teams are asking a North Carolina federal judge to ensure that they can still compete in the top racing circuit in 2025 while they pursue antitrust action against the organizer, saying that the league enforces its monopoly by pressuring teams to drop any claims to remain in competition.
October 24, 2024
NASCAR is acting like a "monopolistic bully" by deflecting a bid for expedited information in an antitrust suit, a pair of racing teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan, told a North Carolina federal court.
October 18, 2024
In this week's Off The Bench, NBA superstar Victor Wembanyama sues over illicit merchandise bearing his likeness, while antitrust litigation rocks NASCAR and mixed martial arts promotion Bellator.
October 17, 2024
NASCAR has called an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by two racing teams, including one owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, "meritless," and urged a North Carolina federal judge to reject their motion for expedited discovery, arguing it is a "sweeping request" that seeks way more information than needed to support a preliminary injunction bid.
October 10, 2024
A North Carolina federal judge is delaying a key hearing in the ongoing monopoly suit between Michael Jordan's racing team and NASCAR, granting the motorsports league's request for more time as its employees deal with the impact of Hurricane Milton.
October 09, 2024
Two racing teams, including one owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, on Wednesday asked a North Carolina federal judge for a ruling allowing them to continue racing in 2025 while a lawsuit alleging NASCAR exploits its economic power to dominate the motorsports racing market plays out, and also requested expedited discovery in the suit.