Sports

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.

February 24, 2022 A class action alleges the “authentic pro” National Hockey League jerseys made and sold by Adidas are noticeably different than those worn by NHL players.

January 12, 2022 A class action alleges The Athletic has automatically renewed North Carolina customers’ monthly subscriptions without providing requisite disclosures and receiving authorization to do so.

January 12, 2022 A class action alleges Major League Baseball and all 30 teams have routinely and openly colluded to restrict and depress the wages and compensation paid to minor league players.

January 5, 2022 A class action alleges the NFL and the NY Giants and NY Jets have “siphoned” billions from interstate commerce by branding the New Jersey-located franchises as New York teams.

October 25, 2021 The Raritan Valley Country Club faces a class action after allegedly eliminating the opportunity for proprietary membership certificate buyers to be repaid the cost of the certificate upon resigning from the club.

October 8, 2021 A class action alleges NFL Enterprises has unlawfully disclosed to unrelated third parties the personally identifiable information of NFL app users.

September 3, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Bauer Hockey knew or should have known that a number of its employees were working without pay while on furlough from the hockey equipment manufacturer last year.

August 24, 2021 A lawsuit claims wheelchair and other para-ambulatory athletes have been unlawfully excluded from participation in Pennsylvania’s high school track and field championships.

July 8, 2021 A class action alleges DraftKings failed to disclose that a company it acquired by way of a merger had “a history of unlawful operations."

June 30, 2021 Two pro MMA fighters allege UFC has maintained an unlawful monopoly in the market for live MMA contests and monopsony control over professional fighter services.

May 25, 2021 Churchill Downs and Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert face a proposed class action over the result of the 2021 Kentucky Derby.

May 17, 2021 A class action alleges acclaimed trainer Bob Baffert has engaged in “multiple and repeated” acts of doping and entering horses into races—including the Kentucky Derby—in what amounts to a pattern of illegal racketeering activity and gambling.

May 13, 2021 A Michigan resident alleges in a proposed class action that DraftKings has systemically failed to pay out on winning wagers.

May 4, 2021 A lawsuit claims the University of Connecticut’s decision to cut its women’s rowing team reflects a “pattern and practice of sex discrimination.”

April 20, 2021 A class action alleges CoSport, the sole authorized seller of tickets to the Tokyo Summer Olympics, has refused to issue refunds in light of the decision that international spectators will not be allowed to attend the event this summer.

March 3, 2021 A class action claims MLB Advanced Media and the San Francisco Giants have sent unsolicited, auto-generated spam text messages without first obtaining express written consent to do so.

March 2, 2021 A class action alleges the NCAA, AAC, ACC and University of Pittsburgh have failed to reasonably protect college football players from the affects of repeated head trauma.

February 26, 2021 Two more minor leaguers look to add themselves as representatives in long-running wage and hour litigation against Major League Baseball.

February 16, 2021 A class action claims Fresno State's elimination of varsity women's lacrosse and overall treatment of student-athletes on the team amount to a Title IX violation.

February 9, 2021 A class action claims Ambassador Captive Solutions, Performance Insurance Company and Goldenstar Specialty Insurance have for years sold counterfeit and non-existent policies, including to youth sports leagues.

January 7, 2021 A class action claims Trek has overstated the supposed concussion-preventing capabilities of its Bontrager WaveCel bicycle helmet.

December 14, 2020 A class action claims Under Armour has falsely advertised its "Rush" line of athletic apparel as able to provide infrared radiation-aided endurance- and recovery-boosting benefits.

December 11, 2020 A lawsuit claims the NCAA’s academic requirements disproportionately penalize student-athletes at historically Black colleges and universities.

November 24, 2020 A class action looks to halt changes to the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement plan that participants say would reduce or eliminate certain vested disability benefits.

September 11, 2020 Fanatics faces a class action alleging the licensed sportswear apparel retailer failed to provide workers with mandatory 60 days' advance written notice prior to an Aug. 2020 mass lay off.

August 28, 2020 Class actions claim NBCUniversal has unlawfully disclosed and sold Golf Channel subscribers' viewing data without consent.

August 27, 2020 Two retired NFL players allege the league has attempted to avoid paying Black former players concussion settlement compensation by way of a battery of neurocognitive assessment tests skewed by race.

August 27, 2020 A class action claims Pure Fishing's Berkley Gulp! imitation bait is defectively packaged given the product's liquid can easily leak out.

August 12, 2020 A class action claims Viagogo did away with its longstanding money-back guarantee as a way to mitigate the financial ramifications of widespread event cancellations due to COVID-19.

July 28, 2020 A suspended Washington Nationals catcher alleges in a class action that Major League Baseball's performance-enhancing drug tests are unreliable and based on "junk science."

May 27, 2020 A class action alleges Varsity Brands is behind an "exclusionary scheme" with which its gained monopoly power over the markets for All-Star cheerleading competitions and apparel.

April 15, 2020 Alterra Mountain Company and Ikon Pass face a class action over their alleged failure to offer any refunds to those who purchased passes to the former's North American ski resorts.

April 9, 2020 A class action lawsuit alleges Boston Sports Club continued to charge membership fees as of April 1 despite closing all locations due to COVID-19.

March 20, 2020 A class action claims the organizer of Savage Races has unlawfully profited from selling “nearly-worthless” insurance to race participants.

February 19, 2020 A class action looks to represent 2017-2020 season ticket holders subjected to a "deficient product on the field" due to the Houston Astros stealing opposing pitchers' signs.

December 19, 2019 National Golf Links of America is facing a lawsuit that alleges the Southampton country club has unlawfully paid caddies only for the time they spent carrying a golf bag.

December 9, 2019 A proposed class action has been filed over 24 Hour Fitness’ recent removal of towel service from the amenities offered to the gym chain’s higher-tier members.

March 6, 2019 A class action claims Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment inundates fans with text messages once they enter to win a prize sweepstakes or request information texts.

January 25, 2019 The National Collegiate Athletic Association faces several proposed class action lawsuits filed in Indiana over its alleged concealment of the effects of repeated head trauma.

January 18, 2019 DraftKings faces a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges its January 2019 Sports Betting National Championship was riddled with wagering woes for participants.