October 07, 2013
Comcast Corp. on Friday pushed again to force arbitration in class action litigation over alleged collusion between major sports leagues and pay-TV providers, calling the plaintiffs' claims "sprawling conspiracy theories."
September 20, 2013
Plaintiffs in class action litigation over alleged collusion between major sports leagues and pay-TV providers on Wednesday blasted a bid by Comcast Corp. to force the case into arbitration, calling it "absurd" and a "distraction."
August 20, 2013
Citing the U.S. Supreme Court's recent American Express ruling, Comcast Corp. asked a New York federal judge Monday to force arbitration in a proposed antitrust class action over the cable giant's regional broadcast arrangements with professional sports leagues.
June 18, 2013
The New York Yankees on Monday told a federal judge considering an antitrust case against Major League Baseball over sports broadcasts that the Yankees' president, also an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorney, should not have to turn over evidence.
March 06, 2013
A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to delay putative antitrust class actions against the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, Comcast Corp. and DirecTV LLC over their control of sports broadcasts, despite arguments that an upcoming Supreme Court ruling might impact the case.
July 30, 2012
Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and several of the organizations' teams and broadcasting partners on Friday sought the dismissal of class action antitrust allegations in New York federal court over the packaging of televised baseball and hockey games, saying viewers failed to allege harmful effects on the market.