Credit: ecrow/Adobe Stock 'A Hard Pill to Swallow': What's Next for NFL After $4.7 Billion 'Sunday Ticket' Verdict
A Los Angeles jury ordered the NFL on Thursday to pay $4.7 billion in damages to residential subscribers and $96 million to businesses. Federal antitrust law could treble the damages to more than $14 billion.
June 28, 2024 at 06:39 PM
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Antitrust
What You Need to Know
- The NFL was charged with breaking antitrust law and conspiring to inflate the price of its
- The jury ordered the NFL to pay $4.7 billion in damages, which could triple to over $14 billion under federal antitrust law.
- The NFL will likely appeal the case, which may subsequently head to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court.
A Los Angeles jury found that the National Football League broke antitrust law and conspired to inflate the price of its "Sunday Ticket" streaming package in a landmark class action verdict that could potentially reshape the professional football broadcasting landscape.
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