Shields et al v. Federation Internationale De Natation

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:18-cv-07393

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Jacqueline Scott Corley

Firms

  1. June 04, 2019

    Court Says Discovery Needed In FINA Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday put off ruling on a bid by swimming's international governing body, FINA, to dismiss suits accusing it of leveraging its power to shut down a competing event, finding that discovery is needed before a decision can be made.

  2. April 26, 2019

    FINA Can't Sink Swimming League Antitrust Suits, Court Told

    Champion swimmers and a nascent swimming league have urged a California federal court not to toss their lawsuits accusing swimming's international governing body, FINA, of leveraging its power to shut down a competing event, arguing FINA cannot excise the cases simply because its conduct was international in scope.

  3. March 04, 2019

    FINA Looks To Sink Swimming League Antitrust Suits

    Swimming's international governing body, FINA, on Friday urged a California federal court to nix a pair of suits that accuse it of leveraging its power to shut down a new league's planned event, saying the matter is a foreign dispute that doesn't belong in U.S. courts.

  4. December 10, 2018

    FINA Has Stranglehold On Swimming Competitions, Suit Says

    Three international champion swimmers and the nascent International Swimming League have accused the Fédération Internationale de Natation, or FINA, of leveraging its power over access to the Olympics to crush the league's attempts to organize competitions.