This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Entertainment & Sports,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Sep. 12, 2022

Swimming leagues both seek summary judgment in antitrust case

The plaintiffs allege FINA is engaging in anticompetitive behavior by requiring that its members boycott any swimming events not sanctioned by the organization and prohibiting any swimmers who chose to compete in non-FINA events from representing their nation in the Olympics.

Fédération Internationale de Natation and the International Swimming League are clashing in dueling motions for summary judgment in an antitrust case that professional swimmers brought against both organizations.

The plaintiffs allege FINA is engaging in anticompetitive behavior by requiring that its members boycott any swimming events not sanctioned by the organization and prohibiting any swimmers who chose to compete in non-FINA events fr...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up