In re College Athlete NIL Litigation

  1. April 18, 2025

    Off The Bench: Maine Sued Over Trans Ban, NIL Deal Tweaked

    In this week's Off The Bench, the Trump administration takes aim at Maine's policy on transgender athletes, the NCAA's settlement with athletes stands firm on a contentious clause, and a university that displayed a controversial quiz question at a football game settles with the quiz's creator.

  2. April 15, 2025

    Roster Limits Stay In Revisions To NCAA's NIL Settlement

    In court-ordered revisions to their $2.78 billion antitrust class action settlement, the NCAA and the athlete class added greater protections for athletes entering college throughout the deal's 10-year span, but refused to budge on roster limits opposed by several objectors.

  3. April 11, 2025

    Off The Bench: A Wait On NIL Settlement, Done Deal In Soccer

    In this week's Off The Bench, the big NCAA name, image and likeness settlement still needs more work, a long-awaited settlement between U.S. Soccer and a prominent sports promotion company is completed, and a resolution of the conflict between Northwestern University and its football players is a step closer.

  4. April 07, 2025

    NCAA's $2.8B NIL Deal Sent Back For 'Fixes' Amid Objections

    A California federal judge declined Monday to immediately approve the National Collegiate Athletic Association's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness deal, giving counsel a week to propose "fixes" that address objections raised by some athletes, including ex-Seattle Seahawks linebacker Benjamin Burr-Kirven and gymnast and social media influencer Olivia Dunne.

  5. March 05, 2025

    Parameters Set For Final NIL Deal Approval Hearing

    The California federal judge overseeing the massive $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and former and current student-athletes has released guidelines for the deal's final approval hearing in April.

  6. March 04, 2025

    Athletes 'Overwhelmingly' Support NCAA NIL Deal, Attys Say

    The response by the class of college athletes to the NCAA's settlement providing name, image and likeness compensation and revenue sharing has been "overwhelmingly positive,'' the attorneys for the athletes told a California federal judge as part of their bid for final approval of the $2.78 billion settlement next month.

  7. January 31, 2025

    Off The Bench: NIL Deal Skeptics, Padres Feud, Rozier Probe

    In this week's Off The Bench, critics get their knives out for the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement with college athletes over name, image and likeness rights, the family feud over ownership of the San Diego Padres intensifies, and a federal gambling probe ensnares Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.

  8. January 30, 2025

    Objection To NCAA's NIL Deal Sparks Attorney War Of Words

    A group of athletes claimed Wednesday that the $2.78 billion settlement with the NCAA over college athlete compensation illegally limited payments and broke antitrust laws, in an objection that spurred the plaintiffs' attorney to accuse the objectors' representatives of failing the athletes in previous court challenges.

  9. January 28, 2025

    Arguments Lined Up Against NCAA's $2.8B NIL Settlement

    A prominent plaintiffs-side sports attorney is joining the Department of Justice and a handful of athletes in trying to stop the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement with college athletes over name, image and likeness rights, which he says would impose "a price fix [that] harms athletes."

  10. January 01, 2025

    The Top Sports & Betting Cases To Keep An Eye On In 2025

    The name, image and likeness class action the NCAA settled in 2024 for $2.78 billion was a long time coming and packs a punch that will be felt for years to come. It overshadowed other ongoing, status quo-rocking litigation involving the NFL, NBA, MLB and more. Here, Law360 looks at the top sports and betting cases the legal world will be watching in 2025.