February 10, 2020
The NFL and DirecTV have asked the Supreme Court to take up a sprawling antitrust case alleging they conspired to gouge customers on the popular "Sunday Ticket" television package, with the pair arguing the Ninth Circuit made fundamental errors when it revived the suit last year.
October 17, 2019
A Ninth Circuit panel has put a hold on sprawling antitrust litigation against the NFL and DirecTV over their exclusive "Sunday Ticket" television package while the league asks the U.S. Supreme Court to throw the claims out, placing a bump in the road for the subscribers who successfully revived the case last month.
October 10, 2019
DirecTV subscribers scored a win Thursday when the Ninth Circuit denied the NFL's bid for a rehearing en banc on the court's decision to revive an antitrust fight over the pay-TV service's "NFL Sunday Ticket."
September 25, 2019
DirecTV subscribers told the Ninth Circuit there's no reason to rethink a recent panel decision letting their antitrust fight over the pay-TV service's "NFL Sunday Ticket" go forward.
August 27, 2019
The NFL on Tuesday asked the Ninth Circuit for a rehearing en banc to reverse a recent panel decision reviving DirecTV subscribers' multidistrict litigation challenging an exclusivity agreement between the league and the pay-TV service over its "NFL Sunday Ticket" package.
August 13, 2019
A split Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday revived multidistrict litigation challenging an exclusivity agreement between the National Football League and DirecTV over its "NFL Sunday Ticket" package, finding consumers were able to allege the agreement stifles competition by limiting the number of games available to football fans.
February 13, 2018
A group of 11 economists from U.S. universities told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that a California federal court misapplied economic principles when it dismissed multidistrict litigation challenging an exclusivity agreement between the NFL and DirecTV over its "NFL Sunday Ticket" package.