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Jones et al v. PGA Tour, Inc.

  1. May 19, 2023

    Saudi Fund Moves To Toss Counterclaims In PGA Tour Row

    Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has made another bid to escape the heated breach of contract court battle between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour, arguing a judge should dismiss the counterclaims against the operation because sovereign immunity protects it from being drawn into the bitter dispute.

  2. May 17, 2023

    Judge Draws Bright Lines Around Discovery In Golf Battle

    A California federal judge on Wednesday spared LIV Golf's Saudi backer from discovery as it fights subpoenas in the Ninth Circuit, and also spurned the PGA Tour's bid to stop discovery entirely in the heated litigation between the golfing promotions.

  3. May 16, 2023

    Sniping Continues As Players Bow Out Of PGA-LIV Brawl

    The golfers who sparked a bombshell legal crusade against the PGA Tour have all abandoned the suit in California federal court, leaving only the tour itself and its Saudi-backed competitor LIV Golf to litigate an increasingly testy antitrust and contract dispute.

  4. May 05, 2023

    Another LIV Golfer Bails On Legal Fight Against PGA Tour

    The number of golfers challenging the PGA Tour's decision to blacklist players aligned with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league has continued to dwindle as American pro Peter Uihlein has now withdrawn from the suit in California federal court.

  5. April 12, 2023

    Bid To Split PGA Tour-LIV Antitrust Trial Denied

    A California federal judge ruled Wednesday that the PGA Tour and the Saudi-financed LIV Golf Series won't be splitting their heated antitrust trial, slated for next year, into two.

  6. April 11, 2023

    PGA Tour-LIV Trial Pushed Back By Months, To May 2024

    A California federal judge has set a May 17, 2024, trial date in the heated antitrust dispute between PGA Tour Inc. and LIV Golf Inc.

  7. April 07, 2023

    PGA Tour And LIV's Trial Date Nixed Amid 9th Circ. Appeal

    A California federal judge on Friday vacated a January 2024 trial date in LIV Golf and PGA Tour's antitrust fight after LIV Golf's Saudi financier indicated he'll appeal orders requiring him to be deposed, with the judge saying the appeal and discovery dispute have "essentially blown up my docket."

  8. March 17, 2023

    LIV Tour Resists Anti-Competitive Claims From PGA Tour

    LIV Golf filed a response to the PGA Tour's counterclaims accusing LIV of encouraging PGA Tour players to break their contracts to join the Saudi-backed series, saying the claims have no validity, as any damages to the U.S.-based tour were not caused by LIV's actions.

  9. March 13, 2023

    'Fear' Of Saudi Law Goes Both Ways In LIV, PGA Suit

    LIV Golf's Saudi Arabian financier blasted the PGA Tour in a California federal court filing, arguing that "fear" of prison time for tour attorneys who could be accused of criticizing the kingdom goes both ways and means subpoenas to the sovereign wealth fund must be quashed.

  10. March 02, 2023

    Judge Details What Can Be Redacted In LIV, PGA Tour Texts

    A California federal magistrate judge ruled Thursday that Social Security numbers, financial accounts and medical details are among the list of information that can be redacted from text messages submitted as part of discovery in the hotly contested antitrust and contract interference lawsuit between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.