MLB Players, DraftKings ‘Close’ to Settlement in NIL Lawsuit

A unit of the Major League Baseball players’ union and sports-betting platform DraftKings Inc. asked a federal judge to pause the union’s right of publicity lawsuit as they work to finalize a settlement.

MLB Players Inc. and DraftKings “believe they are close to” a resolution of the September lawsuit over use of players’ names and images on the betting site, according to a joint letter filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The letter to Judge Karen S. Marston requests a pause on discovery for 30 days and comes after the parties previously agreed ...