Sports

November 7, 2024 The NCAA and Power Five conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to resolve class actions that alleged the organizations' policies unlawfully prevented college athletes from monetizing their NILs.

October 29, 2024 A $375 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action that claimed UFC engaged in anticompetitive practices that caused MMA fighters to earn less than they should have.

October 22, 2024 A class action alleges Indiana University mishandled and “turned a blind eye” to complaints of sexual misconduct by a former men’s basketball team doctor.

October 10, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Citi Field, home to the New York Mets, illegally utilizes facial recognition technology to capture visitors’ biometric data.

October 8, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has misclassified wrestlers and non-wrestling talent alike as independent contractors.

September 11, 2024 A class action alleges streaming service DAZN has automatically renewed certain subscriptions without providing disclosures required by California law.

September 10, 2024 A class action alleges Malibu Boats, Inc. has failed to warn consumers that a design flaw in its “windless” anchoring system can cause it to fail.

August 27, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges MLB Advanced Media has violated a federal privacy law by secretly sharing with Meta Platforms certain MLB.com subscriber info.

August 15, 2024 A class action alleges the companies behind Watch NRL monetize subscribers’ private information by illegally sharing it with Facebook.

August 13, 2024 A class action accuses Formula One Digital Media Limited of secretly sharing F1 TV subscribers’ data with Facebook and Salesforce without consent.

July 26, 2024 A class action alleges Meta has illegally intercepted the confidential communications of Paramount+, ESPN+, Hulu and Starz subscribers with Facebook accounts.

July 25, 2024 A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of ticketholders who were denied entry to the Copa América final at Hard Rock Stadium.

July 19, 2024 Arcis Golf faces a class action lawsuit over a reported 2024 data breach involving employees’ information.

July 18, 2024 A class action claims Sinclair has shared with third parties, including Google, the personal data of TennisChannel.com subscribers without consent.

July 15, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges DraftKings wrongfully canceled certain winning bets placed on an October 2023 NBA game.

June 6, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges a major pickleball paddle manufacturer falsely advertises and sells the pricey products as approved by USA Pickleball.

March 25, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Los Angeles has failed to prevent black market tee-time brokers from buying and reselling tee times on the city’s golf courses.

March 25, 2024 Dick’s employees claim in a class action that the retailer has withheld commissions earned by salespeople within the golf department of its Pro+ stores.

March 6, 2024 A proposed class action alleges MLB.tv has unlawfully shared the personal data of hundreds of thousands of subscribers with Facebook without consent.

February 16, 2024 A Title IX class action accuses the Mt. Diablo Unified School District of illegally failing to provide female College Park High School athletes with equal access to and experience with sports opportunities.

February 16, 2024 A lawsuit alleges the NHL, CHL, and several major junior leagues and teams have colluded to restrain the services of players between 16 and 20 years old.

February 15, 2024 A class action claims the companies behind GolfPass have secretly shared subscribers’ personal data with Facebook without consent.

January 30, 2024 A class action lawsuit has been filed against Oak View Group, LLC over an apparent data breach that impacted roughly 58,000 current and former employees.

January 9, 2024 A proposed class action accuses StubHub of defrauding consumers by “knowingly” advertising and brokering the sale of fraudulent tickets.

January 4, 2024 A class action alleges the NFL, its 32 teams and Fanatics have unlawfully colluded to prevent competition in the online retail marketplace for league-licensed merchandise.

December 12, 2023 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges DraftKings’ advertisement of a $1,000 bonus for new customers is unfair and deceptive.

December 7, 2023 A class action claims the Power Five conferences have conspired with the NCAA to unlawfully suppress compensation paid to college athletes.

November 29, 2023 A class action alleges soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo illegally engaged in the mass solicitation of unregistered securities on behalf of embattled crypto exchange Binance.

November 1, 2023 A class action alleges the operator of Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena charges an undisclosed service fee when patrons buy concessions at non-Kraken events.

October 5, 2023 A class action alleges the details of NBA Top Shot NFT owners’ video-viewing habits have been shared with third parties, including Meta, without consent.

September 18, 2023 A class action alleges e-bikes made by Rad Power Bikes are defective in that their “hazardous and patently unsafe design” is prone to cause catastrophic malfunctions.

September 15, 2023 A class action alleges the Chicago White Sox have discriminated against those with disabilities by refusing to list all available accessible-seat tickets for sale on its website.

June 23, 2023 A group of former scouts allege MLB and all 30 teams have uniformly denied reemployment to those over 40 years old in favor of “substantially younger” scouts.

May 24, 2023 Shaquille O’Neal faces a proposed class action lawsuit over his connection to tokens and NFTs associated with The Astrals Project.

May 2, 2023 Adidas faces a class action that alleges the company’s failure to take “meaningful precautionary measures” before and in response to antisemitic comments from Ye, formerly Kanye West, caused more than one stock-price drop.

March 16, 2023 A class action alleges the companies behind the F1 TV live and on-demand streaming service have illegally locked certain Formula 1 fans into auto-renewing subscriptions.

February 10, 2023 Ten former NFL players allege the league’s Player Disability & Survivor Benefit Plan and Player Disability & Neurocognitive Benefit Plan have erroneously and arbitrarily denied retired players’ disability claims.

January 6, 2023 A class and collective action alleges the Wykagyl Country Club in New York has failed to pay caddies proper minimum and overtime wages and later harassed the plaintiff for his complaints.

December 2, 2022 A class action alleges the NCAA and its member schools have unlawfully conspired to fix the wages of certain college baseball coaches at zero, suppressing labor competition.

November 9, 2022 A class action alleges subscription streaming service FloSports has broken the law by routinely taking money out of consumers’ bank accounts without written authorization.

November 1, 2022 A class action alleges the websites for each NFL team have unlawfully shared the personal identifying information of newsletter subscribers with Facebook without consent.

October 26, 2022 Major League Baseball’s media arm faces a class action that alleges it has illegally disclosed certain personal information of MLB.com subscribers to Meta Platforms (Facebook).

October 4, 2022 A class action alleges NFL Enterprises has taken advantage of “consumer inertia” by automatically converting Game Pass subscribers’ subscriptions to new NFL+ memberships without consent.

September 30, 2022 A class action says details of the video content viewed by ESPN.com and ESPN+ subscribers have been shared by the worldwide leader in sports with Meta Platforms without consent.

August 26, 2022 Fanatics faces a proposed class action that alleges the sports merchandise giant has falsely promised “free” or flat, low-cost shipping for online orders.

June 14, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Major League Baseball, all 30 teams, and Fanatics, Inc. have illegally wiped out competition in the third-party online marketplace for licensed apparel.

May 31, 2022 A class action alleges Vivid Seats “lures” consumers into buying tickets by advertising “artificially low” prices while hiding the amount of fees it charges on each sale.

March 28, 2022 A bettor alleges FanDuel, Betfair Interactive and New Meadowlands Racetrack have fraudulently blocked certain users from withdrawing money from their own accounts without first gambling or betting all of the deposited funds.

March 21, 2022 Trading card companies Topps and Panini America each face a class action over their apparent use of contest-like “redemption cards” as a means to increase consumer demand.

February 28, 2022 Take-Two Interactive Software faces a class action over its marketing and sale of in-game “loot boxes,” in particular to minors, in its popular NBA 2K video game series.