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
- Schack Law Group
- Davis Polk
- Kohn Swift
- Zimmerman Law Offices PC
- Finkelstein Thompson
- Langer Grogan
- Cohen Milstein
- Freed Kanner
- Chestnut Cambronne
- Covington & Burling
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Goldman Scarlato
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Murray Law Firm LLC
- Woodard Legal PC
- Girard Sharp
- Weil Gotshal
- Stephan Zouras
- Haffner Law PC
- Morgan & Morgan
- Barrack Rodos
- Munger Tolles
- Pogust Goodhead
- Minnillo & Jenkins
- Hach Rose Schirripa
- Goldenberg Schneider
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Murray Law Firm
- Bahadori & Thomas
- Bricker Graydon
- Baron & Budd
- Bartko Zankel
- Paul Weiss
- Spector Roseman
- Williams & Connolly
- Heins Mills
- Miller Shah LLP
- Pomerantz LLP
- Wilkinson Stekloff
- Arias Sanguinetti
- MoginRubin
- Gibbs Law Group
- SKT Law PC
- Lynch Carpenter
- Radice Law Firm
- Boni Zack
- Hausfeld LLP
- Lockridge Grindal
- Loeb & Loeb
- Kahn Swick
- SKT Law
- Rezvani Law Firm
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Bleichmar Fonti
- Robins Kaplan
- Bartko LLP
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Gibson Dunn
- Kendall Brill & Kelly
- Hagens Berman
- Kazerouni Law Group
- Swigart Law Group
- Weinstein Kitchenoff
- Karon LLC
- Kesselman Brantly
- Klatte Budensiek
- Zimmerman Reed
- Susman Godfrey
- Glancy Prongay
- Walker Stevens
- Willkie Farr
Companies
- Indianapolis Colts
- Seattle Seahawks
- The Detroit Lions Inc.
- Chicago Bears
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Arizona Cardinals
- Dallas Cowboys Football Club Ltd.
- The Tennessee Titans
- Miami Dolphins
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Minnesota Vikings Football LLC
- Cleveland Browns Football Company LLC
- CBS Corp.
- Fox Corp.
- Carolina Panthers
- Baltimore Ravens Inc.
- NBCUniversal Media LLC
- New Orleans Saints
- NFL Enterprises LLC
- Jacksonville Jaguars LLC
- The DIRECTV Group Inc.
- Houston Texans
- RedBird Capital Partners
- New York Football Giants Inc.
- Apple Inc.
- Las Vegas Raiders LLC
- Charter Communications Inc.
- ESPN Inc.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- New York Jets LLC
- Washington Football Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Green Bay Packers
- Denver Broncos Football Club
Sectors & Industries:
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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."
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December 19, 2022
NFL Asks To Keep Antitrust Expert In Sunday Ticket Suit
The NFL is fighting to keep one of its experts in a proposed class action challenging the exclusivity agreement the league has with DirecTV for its "NFL Sunday Ticket" subscription package, saying the argument for booting him is "meritless."
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November 07, 2022
NFL Says No To 'Gerrymandered' Sunday Ticket Class Cert.
The NFL is coming out swinging against what it calls a "gerrymandered" proposed class of bars, restaurants and fans who are asking for certification in their suit challenging the exclusivity agreement the league has with DirecTV for its "NFL Sunday Ticket" subscription package.
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August 22, 2022
Bars Want To Score Class Cert. In 'NFL Sunday Ticket' Suit
A group of bars and restaurants is hoping to be granted class certification in a suit challenging an exclusivity agreement between the NFL and satellite television provider DirecTV for the "NFL Sunday Ticket" package sold to subscribers, after claiming that the deal monopolizes broadcasts and increases pricing.
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March 08, 2022
Bars Defend Bid For Extension In NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Case
Bar and restaurant owners told a California federal court they need a discovery extension in their suit accusing the National Football League of monopolizing Sunday football broadcasts through a deal with DirecTV because the league is not turning over material fast enough.
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March 01, 2022
NFL Slams Extension Bid As Bailout In 'Sunday Ticket' Case
The National Football League and its member clubs are contesting in California federal court a bid by bar and restaurant owners for a three-month discovery extension in their long-running antitrust litigation accusing the league and DirecTV of monopolizing Sunday football broadcasts.
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April 21, 2021
DirecTV Hands Off Bars' 'Sunday Ticket' Claims To Arbitration
A California federal judge has ordered a proposed class of bar and restaurant owners to arbitrate their claims accusing DirecTV of monopolizing Sunday NFL football broadcasts, shooting down their argument that the pay-TV provider's prolonged litigation in federal court meant they weren't eligible for arbitration.
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March 08, 2021
DirecTV Can't Push 'Sunday Ticket' Suit To Arb., Subs Say
Bar and restaurant owners pushed back against DirecTV's bid to force them to arbitrate claims the company monopolized Sunday football broadcasts through an exclusive package deal with the NFL, arguing the pay TV provider was fine with litigating the claims in court so long as the court sided with it.
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February 16, 2021
Arbiters Should Make Call In NFL Game Suit, DirecTV Says
DirecTV renewed an effort in California federal court to push into arbitration claims it monopolized Sunday game broadcasts through an exclusive package deal with the National Football League.
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June 30, 2017
Subscribers Fumbled NFL Sunday Ticket Dispute, Judge Says
A California federal judge on Friday dismissed multidistrict antitrust litigation against the National Football League and DirecTV over their Sunday Ticket viewing package, ruling that the subscribers haven't proven an antitrust injury.