January 06, 2023
A California federal judge awarded U.S. women's national soccer team players 25% of the $22 million settlement fund for attorney fees in their equal pay suit against the U.S. Soccer Federation instead of the 30% requested, a decision aligned with ex-player Hope Solo's contention the amount sought was excessive.
December 22, 2022
The U.S. women's national soccer team urged a California federal judge to reject former player Hope Solo's bid to ax the team's request for $6.6 million in attorney fees, saying the requested fee was reasonable and her objection should not fare any better than her previous complaints.
December 13, 2022
A California federal judge has given his final approval to the settlement between U.S. Women's National Soccer Team players and the U.S. Soccer Federation, leaving one final door open to objections before the long-standing equal pay case is closed for good.
December 12, 2022
Ex-U.S. women's national soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo withdrew part of her objection to a proposed $24 million class action settlement over equal pay claims against the U.S. Soccer Federation, but preserved her assertion that the deal calls for unnecessarily high attorney fees.
November 03, 2022
U.S. women's national soccer players sought final approval of a $24 million deal to end their equal pay suit against the U.S. Soccer Federation in California federal court, revealing how much particular players are slated to receive as their attorneys seek $6.6 million in fees.
October 24, 2022
The final hearing on the settlement of U.S. women's national soccer players' lawsuit over equal pay will take place on Dec. 12 as scheduled, despite Hope Solo's request to delay it, a California federal judge has ruled.
October 19, 2022
Hope Solo should not be allowed to delay final approval of a $24 million settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation, the other players involved with the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's class action seeking equal pay have told a California federal judge, arguing that holding up approval will harm the more than 70 players who did not object while having little impact on Solo herself.
August 12, 2022
Barring any extraordinary developments in the next four months, the U.S. women's national soccer team is one step away from officially receiving a $24 million payout from the U.S. Soccer Federation, after a California federal judge preliminarily approved their class settlement.
June 23, 2022
The landmark $24 million equal-pay settlement the U.S. women's national soccer team reached in February happened after six years of continued negotiations and thousands of hours reviewing discovery before trial, according to a filing seeking preliminary approval for the deal.
April 15, 2021
U.S. women's national soccer team players have moved ahead with a much-anticipated appeal, telling a California federal court they are asking the Ninth Circuit to revive pay discrimination claims against United States Soccer Federation Inc. that a judge nixed.