October 03, 2017
A collegiate sports marketing company on Monday urged an Ohio federal judge to dismiss a former Ohio State University football player's antitrust suit against it and OSU over banners hung in the school's football stadium with former football players' images, saying the player's claims against the company aren't specific enough.
September 18, 2017
Ohio State University on Monday said it hasn't waived its sovereign immunity over claims that banners hung in the school's football stadium with former football players' images violate the Sherman and Lanham Acts, urging a federal court to toss the antitrust claims and send the case to state court.
July 28, 2017
A lawsuit against Ohio State University that uses antitrust claims to target the use of former Buckeyes players' images in stadium banners, highlight videos and jerseys may offer other ex-college athletes a new and potentially potent way to press name and likeness rights despite deep uncertainty surrounding such efforts.
July 14, 2017
Ohio State University and sports marketing company IMG College were hit Friday with antitrust class claims of conspiring with Nike and Honda to deny compensation to the school's former football players for use of their likenesses.