The NFL must go to trial in a suit that accuses the league’s club members of conspiring with broadcast partners to suppress telecasts of out-of-market football games.
Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the US District Court for the Central District of California on Thursday denied NFL’s motion for summary judgment on claims the league violated Section 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, which prohibits agreements that restrain trade and monopolization attempts. NFL will now face antitrust claims at a trial starting Feb. 22. Plaintiffs seek damages of as much as $6.1 billion.
At issue is an alleged agreement and ...
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