August 05, 2026
A California federal judge said she won't reverse a magistrate judge's decision rejecting a bid by college athletes seeking to limit oversight of third-party name, image and likeness deals under their landmark $2.78 billion class settlement with the NCAA.
July 24, 2026
The NCAA has opposed an effort to relax the oversight of college athletes' third-party branding deals, telling a California federal judge that the players are looking to "rewrite" a historic antitrust settlement.
July 10, 2026
College athletes looking to monetize their name, image and likeness under a historic antitrust settlement have asked a California federal judge to relax oversight of third-party brand deals, arguing that increased scrutiny is undermining the agreement.
June 26, 2026
A California federal magistrate judge has rejected a request from a class of college athletes to exempt multimedia rights companies and third-party brand sponsor deals from a landmark $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement with the NCAA, a decision the class said Friday it'll appeal to the district judge overseeing the case.
June 10, 2026
College athletes urged a California federal magistrate judge Wednesday to find their deals with multimedia rights companies and third-party brand sponsors aren't subject to oversight by the College Sports Commission, a new entity created following the NCAA's landmark $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement.
June 05, 2026
A California federal magistrate judge has turned down a group of athletes' objection to a proposed addition to the $2.78 billion settlement with the NCAA that the group said would disproportionately benefit men in major revenue college sports.
May 26, 2026
A group of female athletes told a California federal judge that attempts to eliminate certain revenue streams from the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement benefits mostly male athletes while diminishing the protections for women in college sports.
May 05, 2026
College athletes' attempt to go through the courts to exempt certain revenue streams from NCAA oversight is an end-run around the resolution they reached in last year's $2.78 billion class action settlement, the association has told a California federal judge.
December 23, 2025
From a landmark settlement that looks to reshape the future of college athletics to an eye-popping victory for a golf legend, the sports legal world was teeming with cases that commanded attorneys' attention throughout 2025.
November 14, 2025
The NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement with college athletes who sought compensation for their name, image and likeness survived objections from seven athletes who lodged various claims of discrimination and inadequate representation for future athletes.