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Garber et al v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc et al

  1. April 25, 2016

    $200M MLB Antitrust Deal Cutting Cost Of Web Streams OK'd

    Manhattan U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin gave final approval Monday for an antitrust class action deal worth $200 million that drops the price Major League Baseball junkies pay to watch online, awarding $16.5 million to plaintiffs' counsel and turning aside an objector who said the settlement gives no relief for those who have stopped watching.

  2. April 22, 2016

    Atty Exits After 'Unwisely' Repping MLB Settlement Objector

    An attorney who helped lodge a settlement objection in an antitrust class action against Major League Baseball over broadcast arrangements can stop representing the objector, a New York federal judge said Thursday, after the attorney said he was unsure whether the objection was frivolous.

  3. April 20, 2016

    MLB Fans Push For Antitrust Deal OK Despite Protests

    Major League Baseball fans urged a New York federal judge Wednesday to approve a settlement of their antitrust class action over league blackout policies, a deal that will reduce prices for streamed games, create new single-team packages online and allocate $16.5 million in fees to class attorneys, arguing the plan is fair even though it doesn't end in-market blackouts.

  4. April 19, 2016

    CORRECTION: MLB Fans Say 'Notorious' Objector Behind TV Deal Protest

    Major League Baseball fans told a federal court Monday that “notorious” objector counsel Christopher Bandas is behind a challenge to an antitrust class settlement that led to reduced prices and single-team packages for the league’s online streaming service, calling the challenge for lack of monetary relief and high attorneys fees “baseless” and asking for a $150,000 bond. Correction: An earlier headline and story attributed the filing to MLB. The error has been corrected.

  5. January 25, 2016

    MLB Fans Get Initial OK For TV Antitrust Settlement

    Major League Baseball fans who were taking the league to trial over its business model for out-of-market game broadcasts won a New York federal judge's initial approval Friday to settle the antitrust class action in exchange for some new viewing options and discounts.

  6. January 20, 2016

    MLB Avoids Antitrust Hit With Single-Team Streaming Deal

    On the brink of what could have been a costly trial, Major League Baseball reached a settlement with fans in a class action over how out-of-market game broadcasts are sold by agreeing to offer single-team online streaming packages, which experts say likely helped the league avoid what could have been a devastating judgment.

  7. January 19, 2016

    MLB, Fans Settle TV Antitrust Class Action Just Before Trial

    MLB reached a deal with fans to settle an antitrust class action over how out-of-market game broadcasts are sold, just moments before the trial was due to start Tuesday morning.

  8. January 15, 2016

    MLB TV Antitrust Suit Heads To Trial Amid Shifting Offerings

    Sports fans are set for a showdown with Major League Baseball on Tuesday at trial in an antitrust class action challenging the way out-of-market game broadcasts are sold — even as the league said it will begin offering single-team game packages in 2016.

  9. January 06, 2016

    MLB Fans Want Execs' Testimony Limited In TV Antitrust Row

    Pay-TV subscribers suing their providers and MLB over game blackouts urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to restrict MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and TV executives from testifying on the broader impact removing the blackout rules would have on their businesses.

  10. November 16, 2015

    MLB Ripped For Shot At 'Antitrust Titan' In Blackout Suit

    Pay-TV subscribers suing their providers and the MLB over blackout rules have urged a New York federal Judge to reject an attempt to block testimony from an expert witness hailed by other courts as an "antitrust titan," claiming he serves to quantify the impact of the allegedly improper conduct.

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