In Re: DAILY FANTASY SPORTS LITIGATION

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-md-02677

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

George A. OToole, Jr

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  1. December 12, 2018

    FanDuel's Hidden Arbitration Pact Preserves MDL, Users Say

    A user agreement was not conspicuous enough to compel FanDuel Inc. users to arbitration to settle multidistrict fraud claims, a Massachusetts federal judge was told Wednesday during a hearing over a suit saying FanDuel and DraftKings Inc. falsely told consumers their games could be won by average players.

  2. July 02, 2018

    DraftKings, FanDuel MDL Unpaused After Deal Talks Fail

    A Massachusetts federal judge Monday ended a six-week-old stay of multidistrict litigation by daily fantasy sports players accusing DraftKings and FanDuel of operating an illegal online gambling enterprise after the parties said settlement talks last month failed.

  3. April 11, 2018

    DraftKings, FanDuel Users Want MDL Halted For Deal Talks

    Daily fantasy sports players, DraftKings, FanDuel and their payment processors asked a Massachusetts federal court on Tuesday to pause the multidistrict litigation in which the players accuse the companies of operating an illegal online gambling enterprise while the parties pursue settlement talks.

  4. January 10, 2017

    Arbitration Clauses Not 'Magic,' Draft Kings Users Say

    "Arbitration" is not a magic word for making multidistrict fraud claims vanish, a group of customers of daily fantasy sports platforms DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. argued to a Massachusetts federal court Monday.

  5. November 22, 2016

    Daily Fantasy Merger Won't Help Much With Legal Woes

    Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel announced last week that they plan to merge, but experts say though the deal, which still must pass antitrust scrutiny, puts the beleaguered companies in a better business position, it does little to help the companies in their ongoing legal challenges.

  6. November 16, 2016

    DraftKings, FanDuel Say Use Terms Send MDL To Arbitration

    Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel urged a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday to send most of a sweeping multidistrict litigation alleging their entire business model is a fraud into arbitration, arguing their terms of use clearly require customers to arbitrate all disputes.

  7. September 29, 2016

    DraftKings, FanDuel Will Press For Arbitration In MDL

    Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel told a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday that they will seek to force most of a sweeping multidistrict litigation that alleges their entire business model is based on fraud and lies into arbitration.

  8. September 27, 2016

    Big-Name Investors Dismissed From Daily Fantasy MDL

    Comcast Ventures LP, Google Capital Management LLC and other FanDuel Inc. investors were dismissed from a class action accusing them of helping the fantasy sports platform conduct illegal gambling, according to a document filed on Monday in sprawling daily fantasy sports multidistrict litigation in Massachusetts federal court.

  9. July 29, 2016

    Gibson Dunn Drops Out Of Daily Fantasy Sports MDL

    A team of five Gibson Dunn lawyers has withdrawn as counsel for daily fantasy sports company DraftKings Inc. in the multidistrict litigation against it and its main rival, FanDuel Inc., according to court documents filed on Wednesday and Thursday.

  10. July 01, 2016

    Angry Daily Fantasy Users Lay Out Claims In MDL Complaint

    Disgruntled daily fantasy sports players unveiled a wide-ranging consolidated class action complaint in Massachusetts federal court Thursday that lays out over 20 consumer protection claims against industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel and payment processors including Visa that will frame the legal fight moving forward.