In re College Athlete NIL Litigation

  1. December 20, 2024

    Watershed NCAA, UFC Settlements Highlight 2024's 2nd Half

    The second half of 2024 saw the sunset of several yearslong lawsuits that will significantly impact the world of sports, including the settlement of the NCAA's name, image and likeness antitrust litigation and the closing of the UFC's legal battle with current and former fighters. Here, Law360 explores the top sports and betting moments from the second half of 2024.

  2. December 18, 2024

    Class Counsel In NCAA-NIL Suits Seek $500M-Plus In Fees

    The attorneys who represent the athletes in two name, image and likeness class actions that were settled with the NCAA have requested more than half a billion dollars total in fees and costs, citing the "substantial risks and complex issues" involved.

  3. November 26, 2024

    Judge Heads Off Misleading Solicitation In NCAA NIL Deal

    The California federal judge overseeing the NCAA name, image and likeness class action that is nearing closure issued guidelines Tuesday for third-party servicing companies offering to help student athletes secure their portion of a preliminarily approved $2.78 billion settlement.

  4. November 20, 2024

    Attys Slam Deceptive NIL Settlement Services In NCAA Case

    Class counsel in the massive NCAA name, image and likeness lawsuit have asked a California federal court to intervene with third-party servicing companies that are using misleading information while offering claims-filing services to class members in order to profit from the proposed $2.78 billion settlement.

  5. November 14, 2024

    South Dakota Slams NCAA Over NIL Settlement 'Notice'

    South Dakota's attorney general has continued lodging criticism at the NCAA over its handling of a massive lawsuit related to the way student-athletes are compensated, telling a California federal judge the organization has failed to properly notify the state and others of a preliminary $2.78 billion settlement.

  6. October 11, 2024

    Off The Bench: NCAA's NIL Deal Advances, QB Settles Again

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA and the athletes suing it over name, image and likeness money satisfy a judge with their proposed settlement revisions, an NFL quarterback settles yet another sexual assault accusation, and a legal battle between the NFL and one of its former reporters ends amicably.

  7. October 07, 2024

    NCAA Wins Preliminary OK For Revised $2.78B NIL Settlement

    A California federal judge on Monday preliminarily approved the NCAA's revised $2.78 billion antitrust settlement with athletes suing over the organization's name, image and likeness compensation rules.

  8. October 04, 2024

    Off The Bench: NIL Atty Beef, 'Hard Knocks' Death, MJ Racing

    In this week's Off The Bench, friction over the pending settlement in the vast NCAA name, image and likeness compensation class action fuels an attorney feud, the widow of a "Hard Knocks" production assistant blames the league for his death, and Michael Jordan accuses NASCAR of having a motorsports monopoly.

  9. October 03, 2024

    NCAA's Refined NIL Settlement Still Faces Opposition

    The fight to approve a $2.78 billion antitrust settlement over the NCAA's name, image and likeness compensation rules grew tougher this week as a new group of athletes voiced their opposition to the deal's "illusory, contradictory and overreaching" terms.

  10. September 27, 2024

    Off The Bench: College Sports Dominates Legal Landscape

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA and the athletes in the big name, image and likeness settlement try to redo the terms to satisfy the overseeing judge, Reggie Bush says his image has been exploited by his alma mater and the NCAA for years, and the Pac-12 claims that it's being strong-armed by a rival conference for coaxing away its teams.