GOP’s Baseball Antitrust Exemption Bill May Disrupt MLB Labor Talks
In the latest attempt to end Major League Baseball’s historical exemption from federal antitrust law, Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-South Carolina) introduced a bill on Wednesday…
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In a move that could pave the way to federal antitrust litigation, Major League Soccer has notified the MLS Players Association that it will invoke a force majeure…
Google Steers Into DOJ Antitrust Suit Ahead of a Potential Biden White House
In a surprise move, Google revealed in a status report to Judge Amit Mehta on Friday that it doesn’t intend to file a Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss the federal government…
DirecTV NFL Antitrust Suit Survives as Supreme Court Denies League Request
The NFL’s hope that the U.S. Supreme Court would review and reject a case brought by Sunday Ticket subscribers was dashed on Monday by Justice Brent Kavanaugh. Writing…
Google Antitrust Case Draws Sports Industry Eyes With Digital Rights in Play
The U.S. Department of Justice has brought a historic case against Google for, in the words of Attorney General William Barr, “unlawfully maintaining a monopoly in…
UFC Fighters’ Pay Lawsuit Nears Class Action Stage With Long Road Ahead
It’s been six years since three former UFC fighters—Cung Le, Nathan Quarry and Jon Fitch—sued the MMA promotion company for allegedly using monopoly power to suppress…
NCAA Asks Supreme Court to Review Scholarship Cash Limits
In an expected but unpromising move, the NCAA and 11 conferences last week petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review of the grant-in-aid class action led by…
Latest NIL Bill Overrides States but Leaves Tax and Labor Questions Behind
It’s no longer a question of if college athletes will sign endorsement deals. It’s the when and how that lawmakers, athletes, ADs, NCAA officials and other interested…
Will Big Ten’s Decision To Cancel Fall Sports Trigger an “Al Davis” Lawsuit?
The Big Ten’s decision to postpone fall sports has caused infighting at the 14-school league. The presidents of Nebraska and Iowa reportedly voted in favor of playing…
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