NCAA Freed From Former Michigan Football Players’ Antitrust Case

The NCAA won its bid to dismiss a case brought by former University of Michigan football players who allege the organization deprived them of millions of dollars tied to their name, image, and likeness, after a federal judge concluded the suit was brought too late.

“Plaintiffs knew of the material facts underlying their antitrust claims long before the four-year statute of limitations had run, precluding them from relying on equitable tolling to save those claims now,” Judge Terrence G. Berg of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan said in an opinion Friday, granting the NCAA’s motion ...