November 22, 2016
Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel announced last week that they plan to merge, but experts say though the deal, which still must pass antitrust scrutiny, puts the beleaguered companies in a better business position, it does little to help the companies in their ongoing legal challenges.
July 01, 2016
Disgruntled daily fantasy sports players unveiled a wide-ranging consolidated class action complaint in Massachusetts federal court Thursday that lays out over 20 consumer protection claims against industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel and payment processors including Visa that will frame the legal fight moving forward.
June 03, 2016
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Friday moved three more lawsuits over FanDuel's $200 deposit-matching program into the daily fantasy sports multidistrict litigation despite the objections of plaintiffs in two of the cases.
May 05, 2016
A racketeering suit swept up into the daily fantasy sports multidistrict litigation has dropped professional sports leagues and and other firms who invested in the industry as it narrows focus on industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel and their payment processors, according to court filings Wednesday and Thursday.
April 26, 2016
A FanDuel user accusing the daily fantasy service of deploying a deceptive deposit-matching offer to entice new players asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Tuesday to keep his suit separate from an MDL in Massachusetts federal court, which he argues encompasses far broader claims than his proposed New York class action.
February 05, 2016
With the dozens of lawsuits and class actions against daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel consolidated in Massachusetts, experts said the companies gain some relief from having to litigate in courts across the country, but the court will now have to deal with parsing out the nuances of individual state anti-gambling laws.
February 04, 2016
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said Thursday that the recent wave of lawsuits against daily fantasy sports giants FanDuel Inc. and DraftKings Inc. will be centralized in Massachusetts federal court, a forum supported by both companies.
January 13, 2016
A man suing DraftKings and FanDuel for allegedly violating Florida's anti-gambling laws said Tuesday that his suit should not be consolidated with other actions against the daily fantasy sports giants, arguing that his case is unique because he is pursuing claims on Florida's behalf.
December 17, 2015
FanDuel Inc., DraftKings Inc. and the many consumers suing the daily fantasy sports companies will have a chance in January to explain their competing positions on whether the cases should be consolidated and, if so, which court should receive them, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said on Wednesday.