Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apr. 25, 2024
Discovery request denied in $6B NFL antitrust case
Plaintiffs had argued that the NFL defendants improperly withheld documents related to the league's control over the pricing of "Sunday Ticket" broadcast packages for television subscribers.
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday declined to re-open the discovery window in a $6 billion multidistrict antitrust litigation that involves out-of-market licensing agreements for the National Football League's "Sunday Ticket" broadcast package on grounds the request was untimely.
Following years of litigation, a jury trial is scheduled to begin June 6. However, the plaintiffs' counsel at Susman Godfrey LLP and Hausfeld LLP raised trial preparation concer...