Varsity Strikes $43 Million Settlement With Antitrust Accusers
Varsity Brands has agreed to pay $43.5 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought on behalf of a class of all-star cheerleading gyms, according to a copy of the…
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Varsity Antitrust Lawsuit Tossed Over Procedure
The once-imposing pyramid of antitrust litigation against cheerleading juggernaut Varsity is quickly tumbling down. On Tuesday, a federal judge dismissed a…
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Sex Abuse Suit Against ‘Cheer’ Star, Varsity Quietly Settled Last Year
A high-profile lawsuit filed in 2020 by two underage cheerleaders who were sexually harassed and abused by Jerry Harris, who was featured in the Netflix show Cheer…
Varsity Settles Single Cheerleading Gym Suit in Antitrust Triad
Varsity Brands, the Bain Capital-owned cheerleading company, has agreed to settle one of the three federal antitrust lawsuits that have been filed against it. On…
Varsity’s Mixed Week: USOPC Recognizes USA Cheer, NCAA Punts on Stunt
USA Cheer, the embattled governing body backed by Bain Capital’s Varsity Spirit—each of which are co-defendants in 12 federal sex abuse lawsuits and antitrust…
Varsity-Backed Cheer Governing Body Faces Debt and Obligations
The cheerleading establishment and its corporate captain have arrived at their most precarious, yet ambitious, juncture. On the one hand, the competitive cheer…
Varsity Threatens Defamation Suit Over Cheer Sex-Abuse Claims
In light of multiple lawsuits blaming Varsity Brands for a sex-abuse scandal within competitive cheerleading, the Bain Capital-owned company has now retained prominent…
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Varsity Cheerleading Faces Sex Abuse Claims Amid Antitrust Litigation
Varsity Spirit, already besieged by a trio of antitrust lawsuits accusing it of operating as an illegal monopoly, is now being made to defend against litigation stemming…
Varsity’s Antitrust Plaintiffs Ramp Up Battles on Cheerleading Stage
The billion-dollar all-star cheerleading industry, long dominated by Varsity Brands, is beginning to see glimmers of a more open market. The cracks of daylight follow a…
With ‘Cheer,’ Netflix Got a Blockbuster Hit. Navarro and TVCC Got $30K
With this month’s much-buzzed-about Season 2 premiere of Cheer, Netflix continues to prove there are lucrative, untapped reserves of drama to be mined from the ores of…
Cheerleading Antitrust Suit Spurs Brawl Over Ex-Exec’s Documents
Varsity Spirit is trying to prevent a former vice president from turning over a trove of company documents to two groups of plaintiffs suing the multi-billion-dollar…
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