In re National Football Leagues Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
2:15-ml-02668
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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Firms
- Arias Sanguinetti
- Bahadori & Thomas
- Baron & Budd
- Barrack Rodos
- Bartko LLP
- Bartko Zankel
- Bleichmar Fonti
- Boni Zack
- Bricker Graydon
- Chestnut Cambronne
- Cohen Milstein
- Covington & Burling
- Davis Polk
- Finkelstein Thompson
- Freed Kanner
- Gibbs Law Group
- Gibson Dunn
- Girard Sharp
- Glancy Prongay
- Goldenberg Schneider
- Goldman Scarlato
- Hach Rose Schirripa
- Haffner Law PC
- Hagens Berman
- Hausfeld LLP
- Heins Mills
- Kahn Swick
- Karon LLC
- Kazerouni Law Group
- Kendall Brill & Kelly
- Kesselman Brantly
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Klatte Budensiek
- Kohn Swift
- Langer Grogan
- Lockridge Grindal
- Loeb & Loeb
- Lynch Carpenter
- Miller Shah LLP
- Minnillo & Jenkins
- MoginRubin
- Munger Tolles
- Murray Law Firm
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Paul Weiss
- Pogust Goodhead
- Pomerantz LLP
- Radice Law Firm
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Rezvani Law Firm
- Robins Kaplan
- Schack Law Group
- Schuchert Krieger
- Seyfarth Shaw
- SKT Law PC
- Spector Roseman
- Stephan Zouras
- Susman Godfrey
- Swigart Law Group
- Walker Stevens
- Weil Gotshal
- Weinstein Kitchenoff
- Wilkinson Stekloff
- Williams & Connolly
- Willkie Farr
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Woodard Legal PC
- Zimmerman Law Offices PC
- Zimmerman Reed
Companies
- Apple Inc.
- Arizona Cardinals
- Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC
- Baltimore Ravens Inc.
- Carolina Panthers
- CBS Corp.
- Charter Communications Inc.
- Chicago Bears
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns Football Company LLC
- Dallas Cowboys Football Club Ltd.
- Denver Broncos Football Club
- ESPN Inc.
- Fox Corp.
- Green Bay Packers
- Houston Texans
- Indianapolis Colts
- Jacksonville Jaguars LLC
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Las Vegas Raiders LLC
- Miami Dolphins
- Minnesota Vikings Football LLC
- NBCUniversal Media LLC
- New Orleans Saints
- New York Football Giants Inc.
- New York Jets LLC
- NFL Enterprises LLC
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- RedBird Capital Partners
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- The Detroit Lions Inc.
- The DIRECTV Group Inc.
- The Tennessee Titans
- Washington Football Team
Sectors & Industries:
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December 11, 2023
NFL Looks To Sack DirecTV 'Sunday Ticket' Antitrust MDL
The NFL urged a California federal judge Monday to end years-long antitrust multidistrict litigation over DirecTV's "Sunday Ticket" package, arguing that its exclusive broadcasting agreements with CBS and Fox to air free Sunday afternoon games are permitted by the Sports Broadcasting Act.
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October 23, 2023
NFL Blasts 'Audacious' Sunday Ticket Discovery Request
The NFL is fighting back against yet another bid by DirecTV subscribers to expand discovery in the long-running antitrust dispute over the league's "Sunday Ticket," telling a California federal court Friday it should not give them "a 'do-over' of [a] failed 'do-over.'"
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August 29, 2023
DirecTV Subscribers Say NFL Fumbled 'Sunday Ticket' Claims
DirecTV subscribers involved in a long-running antitrust dispute over "NFL Sunday Ticket" pushed back at the NFL's request for partial summary judgment, arguing that instead of "addressing their heavy burden" and attempting to justify its arguments with evidence, the league simply rehashes legal arguments that the Ninth Circuit has already rejected.
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July 31, 2023
NFL Says 'Sunday Ticket' Buyers Can't Prove Antitrust Claims
The NFL has asked a California federal court to hand it a win in a long-running antitrust dispute over "NFL Sunday Ticket," arguing that DirecTV subscribers have made their case too broad and have uncovered no evidence supporting their beef with the NFL's deal with the satellite TV service.
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May 18, 2023
NFL Must Produce YouTube Deal Docs In 'Sunday Ticket' Suit
The NFL will have to turn over its new "NFL Sunday Ticket" agreement with YouTube as well as documents related to the negotiation, the California federal court overseeing the long-running antitrust dispute between the football league and DirecTV subscribers has ruled.
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May 12, 2023
NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Buyers Search Terms Ruled Too Complex
A California federal magistrate judge has refused to add new search terms as sought by DirecTV subscribers pursuing "Sunday Ticket" antitrust litigation against the NFL, ruling that the plaintiffs' new proposed search terms are "complex and overbroad."
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April 26, 2023
Court OKs Expanded Search Terms In NFL Sunday Ticket Row
The NFL turned over everything that a California federal court discovery order required it to, but key documents were still missing — a fault of the agreed-upon search term, not the professional sports league, a magistrate has ruled in the long-running antitrust litigation between the NFL and DirecTV subscribers.
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April 07, 2023
DirecTV Subscribers Want More Info On NFL's YouTube Deal
DirecTV subscribers pursuing a long-running antitrust suit challenging an exclusive agreement the NFL had with the satellite TV provider for its "NFL Sunday Ticket" package have asked a California federal court to force the league to provide more details about a new deal that will bring the package to Google's YouTube.
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February 08, 2023
Judge Grants Class Certification In 'NFL Sunday Ticket' Fight
A California federal judge has granted a class certification bid filed by a group of bars, restaurants and fans in their long-running antitrust suit challenging the exclusivity agreement the NFL has with DirecTV for its "NFL Sunday Ticket."
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February 03, 2023
NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Class Cert. Bid 'Simple,' Judge Told
An attorney for a proposed class of bars, restaurants and fans urged a California federal judge Friday to grant them class certification in their antitrust suit challenging the exclusivity agreement the NFL has with DirecTV for its "NFL Sunday Ticket," calling the case "simple and straightforward as an antitrust class action."