Smart et al v. NCAA

  1. November 04, 2024

    NCAA Baseball Coaches Seek Class Cert. In Wage-Fix Case

    Division I volunteer baseball coaches asked a California federal judge to certify their proposed antitrust class action challenging the NCAA's since-repealed "uniform wage fix" bylaw that paid volunteer coaches nothing, which prevented them from getting compensated their market value for their services.

  2. July 28, 2023

    NCAA Can't Ax, Transfer Volunteer Coaches' Antitrust Suits

    A California federal judge has refused to toss or transfer proposed antitrust class actions by college volunteer coaches over the NCAA's now-defunct rules prohibiting Division I volunteer coaches from being paid, finding the claims are sufficiently pled and the NCAA hasn't shown litigating in California is inconvenient.

  3. May 10, 2023

    Calif. Judge Grants NCAA Delay On Wage-Fixing Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday granted the NCAA's request to delay a hearing on its motion to dismiss a proposed antitrust class action filed by two college baseball coaches, ruling that it is "appropriate" to delay the case until it can be heard with a separate but related case.

  4. April 06, 2023

    'Volunteer' Baseball Coaches Defend NCAA Wage-Fixing Case

    A pair of former assistant college baseball coaches defended their case alleging that NCAA rules blocked them from earning salaries, contending the NCAA never learned its lesson from a case 25 years ago involving caps on coach pay.

  5. November 30, 2022

    NCAA Accused Of Wage Fixing By 'Volunteer' Coaches

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association was hit with a proposed antitrust class action on Tuesday alleging that the organization has conspired with member schools to illegally fix the number of assistant coaches Division I baseball teams may employ, thus setting compensation of additional "volunteer" coaches at zero.