December 12, 2018
A user agreement was not conspicuous enough to compel FanDuel Inc. users to arbitration to settle multidistrict fraud claims, a Massachusetts federal judge was told Wednesday during a hearing over a suit saying FanDuel and DraftKings Inc. falsely told consumers their games could be won by average players.
July 02, 2018
A Massachusetts federal judge Monday ended a six-week-old stay of multidistrict litigation by daily fantasy sports players accusing DraftKings and FanDuel of operating an illegal online gambling enterprise after the parties said settlement talks last month failed.
April 11, 2018
Daily fantasy sports players, DraftKings, FanDuel and their payment processors asked a Massachusetts federal court on Tuesday to pause the multidistrict litigation in which the players accuse the companies of operating an illegal online gambling enterprise while the parties pursue settlement talks.
January 10, 2017
"Arbitration" is not a magic word for making multidistrict fraud claims vanish, a group of customers of daily fantasy sports platforms DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. argued to a Massachusetts federal court Monday.
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.
November 16, 2016
Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel urged a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday to send most of a sweeping multidistrict litigation alleging their entire business model is a fraud into arbitration, arguing their terms of use clearly require customers to arbitrate all disputes.
September 29, 2016
Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel told a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday that they will seek to force most of a sweeping multidistrict litigation that alleges their entire business model is based on fraud and lies into arbitration.
September 27, 2016
Comcast Ventures LP, Google Capital Management LLC and other FanDuel Inc. investors were dismissed from a class action accusing them of helping the fantasy sports platform conduct illegal gambling, according to a document filed on Monday in sprawling daily fantasy sports multidistrict litigation in Massachusetts federal court.
July 29, 2016
A team of five Gibson Dunn lawyers has withdrawn as counsel for daily fantasy sports company DraftKings Inc. in the multidistrict litigation against it and its main rival, FanDuel Inc., according to court documents filed on Wednesday and Thursday.
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.