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In re National Football Leagues Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

2:15-ml-02668

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Philip S. Gutierrez

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. February 13, 2017

    NFL, DirecTV Ask Judge To Sack Sunday Ticket Antitrust Suit

    The NFL and DirecTV separately urged a California federal judge on Monday to kick subscribers' antitrust suit challenging the legality of their exclusive Sunday Ticket package out of court, with DirecTV seeking arbitration and the NFL arguing the suit is based on a "fundamentally cockeyed notion."

  9. December 15, 2016

    Fox, CBS To Hand Over NFL Deal Docs In Sunday Ticket Case

    Broadcasters Fox and CBS have agreed to hand over redacted documents in California federal court related to their lucrative television rights deals with the National Football League to plaintiffs alleging the NFL's exclusive Sunday Ticket package with DirecTV to show out-of-market games violates federal antitrust law.

  10. October 25, 2016

    NFL Says Sunday Ticket Subscribers Have No Antitrust Case

    The National Football League on Monday continued its bid to escape a multidistrict litigation alleging its exclusive Sunday Ticket package with DirecTV violates federal antitrust law, telling a California federal judge that the commercial subscribers bringing the suit failed to show an antitrust violation.

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