Is the NFL clear after a federal judge overturned the jury verdict in the ‘Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit?

In a major win for the NFL, a federal judge has overturned the verdict in the lawsuit brought against it, however, there may be more to come.

Paul RudderEnglish_ASUpdate: Aug 2nd, 2024 09:43 EDT0

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What stemmed from an initial complaint by a sports bar in San Francisco, later grew into a class action lawsuit that threatened to force the NFL to pay billions in damages. Today, it appears that the league has avoided the worst of it but caution from here on would be the best practice.

Judge overturns verdict in “Sunday Ticket” lawsuit

You will recall our previous report, which outlined the details of a ruling from a U.S. District Court in California that stated the NFL would have to pay $4.7 billion to fans who paid for the Sunday Ticket streaming package and further $96 million to bars who argued they were overcharged for the streaming package. It didn’t stop there either, with the aforementioned amount tripling under federal antitrust law to more than $14 billion. Needless to say, it would have been the single largest loss that the NFL had ever taken in its history.