National Collegiate Athletic Association national headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Adobe Stock California, Colorado-Based Antitrust Litigation Against NCAA Will Not Be Centralized, Panel Rules
Karen K. Caldwell, the chair of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued the order on behalf of the six-judge panel and said centralization is currently not necessary for the convenience of the parties and witnesses in order to conduct the litigation.
April 17, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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Antitrust
What You Need to Know
- Ongoing litigation against the NCAA alleging anti-competitive practices will not be centralized, a judge for a multidistrict litigation panel ruled Monday.
- The litigation includes lawsuits filed in the federal courts of Colorado and Northern California.
- The NCAA has defended itself from the allegations.
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order Monday denying a motion to centralize two lawsuits alleging the National Collegiate Athletic Association and multiple collegiate athletic conferences engage in antitrust behavior by not letting student-athletes receive compensation for their athletic services.
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