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Entertainment & Sports

Apr. 5, 2024

No triable facts exist in athlete compensation case, plaintiffs say

The plaintiffs want summary judgment; NCAA wants the case dismissed.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys leading consolidated antitrust litigation against the NCAA and its conferences over restrictions on college athletes’ name, image and likeness rights told a federal judge in Oakland that the league has no defense that needs to go before a jury.

“First, the challenged concerted actions in restraint of trade are not in dispute; they are embodied in the NCAA’s written rules and enforcement mechanisms. Second, there is n...

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