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Garber et al v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc et al
Case Number:
1:12-cv-03704
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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Firms
- Alston & Bird
- Boies Schiller
- Boni Zack
- Cohen Milstein
- Davis Polk
- Frankfurt Kurnit
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Kohn Swift
- Langer Grogan
- Latham & Watkins
- Motley Rice
- Paul Weiss
- Pomerantz LLP
- Proskauer Rose
- Samuel & Stein
- Wilkinson Stekloff
- Williams & Connolly
Companies
- Chicago Cubs Baseball Club LLC
- Chicago White Sox
- Colorado Rockies
- Comcast Corp.
- Major League Baseball Inc.
- NBC Sports Group
- New York Yankees
- Oakland Athletics
- San Francisco Giants
- Seattle Mariners
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February 02, 2015
MLB Strikes Out In Bid For 2nd Circ. To Hear Antitrust Row
Major League Baseball can't escape an antitrust class action accusing it, the National Hockey League, Comcast Corp. and others of conspiring to thwart broadcasting competition, following the Second Circuit's refusal to take up an appeal of an order requiring the league to participate in the suit.
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November 26, 2014
Comcast, NHL Fight TV Viewers' Antitrust Class Cert. Bid
Comcast Corp., the National Hockey League and others accused of colluding to harm competition in sports broadcasting recently asked a New York federal court to deny the plaintiffs' bid for certification, saying the class was incohesive and internally conflicted, in a brief made public Tuesday.
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October 23, 2014
MLB, NHL Bid To Nix Expert Inappropriate, Plaintiffs Say
A bid by the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball to exclude the opinions of a plaintiffs’ expert in class-certification proceedings in a collusion case against them is just another attempt to relitigate content distribution scenarios, the plaintiffs told a New York federal judge on Wednesday.
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September 22, 2014
Judge Swats MLB's Bid For 2nd Circ. Appeal In Antitrust Row
A New York federal judge on Monday rebuffed Major League Baseball's bid to immediately appeal her ruling that the league's antitrust exemption does not shield it from television subscribers' claims that it had conspired with cable providers to thwart broadcasting competition, saying the exemption is not a jurisdictional issue.
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September 09, 2014
Comcast, Others Team Up With MLB In Antitrust Appeal
Comcast Corp. and others notified a New York federal judge Monday that they would seek to join Major League Baseball's immediate appeal of a ruling that the league's antitrust exemption does not shield it from television subscribers' claims it conspired with cable providers to thwart competition for game broadcasting.
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August 27, 2014
MLB, NHL Antitrust Actions Deserve Cert., Plaintiffs Say
Plaintiffs accusing Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and cable providers of colluding to harm competition in television and Internet sports broadcasting told a New York district judge Tuesday their cases were perfectly suited for class treatment and should be certified.
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August 15, 2014
Cable Subscribers Fight MLB Antitrust Appeal Plan
Television subscribers accusing Major League Baseball of conspiring with cable providers to thwart competition for game broadcasting told a New York federal court Friday that they would oppose the league's effort to immediately appeal a ruling sending the antitrust class action to trial.
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August 12, 2014
2nd Circ. Should Hear Cable Deal Antitrust Defense: MLB
The Commissioner of Major League Baseball and related professional baseball entities told a New York federal judge on Tuesday that they would seek an interlocutory appeal of her decision to send to trial a class action accusing them of colluding with cable providers to stifle competition in game broadcasting.
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May 19, 2014
MLB, NHL, Comcast Urge Judge To Nix Fans' Antitrust Action
Comcast Corp., Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League on Monday urged a New York federal judge to throw out putative class actions alleging the leagues and cable provider colluded to thwart competition in television and Internet sports broadcasting.
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October 09, 2013
Sports Fans Can't Grill Comcast CEO In Antitrust Suit
Sports fans accusing Comcast Corp. of making anti-competitive agreements with professional teams will not have the opportunity to depose CEO Brian Roberts, after a New York federal judge said Wednesday there was no evidence suggesting Roberts participated in telecast negotiations.