Pac-12 Conference v. Mountain West Conference

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Case Number:

4:24-cv-06685

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Susan van Keulen

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  1. November 26, 2024

    Pac-12 Agreed To 'Poaching' Clause, Mountain West Insists

    The Pac-12 Conference "unconditionally" agreed to all of last year's scheduling agreement with the Mountain West Conference, including a multimillion-dollar "poaching penalty,'' Mountain West claimed in California federal court, pushing back at the Pac-12's argument that the fee for luring away five teams is illegal.

  2. September 27, 2024

    Off The Bench: College Sports Dominates Legal Landscape

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA and the athletes in the big name, image and likeness settlement try to redo the terms to satisfy the overseeing judge, Reggie Bush says his image has been exploited by his alma mater and the NCAA for years, and the Pac-12 claims that it's being strong-armed by a rival conference for coaxing away its teams.

  3. September 24, 2024

    Pac-12 Suit Says Mountain West 'Poaching' Fee Goes Too Far

    The Pac-12 Conference, which has spent much of September luring away five Mountain West Conference universities to rebuild its depleted membership, sued the rival conference Tuesday for imposing a "poaching penalty" of tens of millions of dollars in exit fees that it called "one-sided" and anticompetitive.