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  1. December 09, 2024

    $82.5M Cheerleading Antitrust Deal, Atty Fee Gets Final OK

    A Tennessee federal judge has granted final approval of an $82.5 million settlement between parents and Varsity Brands in a lawsuit that accused the apparel company of stifling competition and inflating prices, and also allowed $35 million of the award to pay for class counsel's fees.

  2. September 04, 2024

    Cheer Parents Request $35M In Fees, Costs For Antitrust Deal

    Three moms that reached an $82.5 million settlement with Varsity Brands in litigation claiming the cheerleading giant stifled competition and raised participation costs asked a Tennessee federal court Wednesday for $35 million of that fund to pay their attorneys' fees and costs.

  3. August 23, 2024

    Ill. Cheer Parents Can Join $82.5M Antitrust Varsity Brand Deal

    A Tennessee federal judge on Friday allowed cheer parents from Illinois to participate in an $82.5 million antitrust class action settlement reached with academic apparel giant Varsity Brands, finding they could receive settlement benefits without delaying the process or increasing administrative costs.

  4. June 20, 2024

    Cheer Parents Get Initial OK For $82.5M Varsity Brands Deal

    A Tennessee federal judge is giving the preliminary go-ahead to an $82.5 million settlement between a class of cheer parents and a group of the biggest players in the American cheer industry, agreeing that the deal appears to be fair and equitable.

  5. May 14, 2024

    Cheerleader Parents Seek 1st OK On $82.5M Varsity Deal

    Parents of cheer athletes say they have settled antitrust claims against cheerleading giant Varsity Brands and other major industry players for $82.5 million, and have asked a Tennessee federal judge to give the deal preliminary approval.

  6. March 25, 2024

    Varsity Brands Says It Will Pay To Settle Cheer Antitrust Case

    A Tennessee federal judge Monday rejected Varsity Brands' request for a one-week pause on an antitrust lawsuit brought by the parents of cheerleader athletes while the two sides hash out details of a settlement, arguing there are no impending deadlines making a stay necessary.

  7. March 20, 2024

    Varsity Brands Told To 'Litigate The Case,' Not Atty 'Errors'

    A Tennessee federal judge pressed Varsity Brands and the parents of cheerleader athletes accusing the cheer supply company of antitrust violations to stop bickering over procedural matters and focus on the merits of the case.

  8. March 06, 2024

    Varsity Brands Can't Nix Expert's Testimony In Cheer Suit

    Cheerleading supply company Varsity Brands won't be able to completely block the expert report of an economist hired by parents who have accused the company of working with others to raise the price of participating in competitive cheerleading, the Tennessee federal judge overseeing the case ruled Wednesday.

  9. February 21, 2024

    Cheer Supply Antitrust Claims Axed Again For 'Court's Sanity'

    Plaintiffs in an antitrust suit against cheerleading supply company Varsity Brands will not be able to resurrect previously dismissed claims after a Tennessee federal judge again shot them down in order to preserve "the court's sanity."

  10. March 24, 2023

    Parents Want Cheer Co. Punished For Sanction Motion

    Parents who have accused cheerleading supply company Varsity Brand of working with others to raise the price of participating in competitive cheerleading are seeking sanctions again in the contentious litigation, this time in response to Varsity's own "frivolous" sanctions motion.

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