Antitrust & Trade Regulation

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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

NCAA Obtains a Vital Win on Antitrust Challenge of Athletic Aid Rules

by Robert G. Kidwell, Tyrone Thomas | Mintz Levin - Antitrust on 3/27/2013

In a recent federal court decision, the NCAA obtained dismissal of a claim that certain rules governing athletic grants-in-aid violated the antitrust laws. The case, Rock v. NCAA, was led by three former student-athletes and...more

Novel Approach To Opposing Class Certification Rejected

by Richard Hagstrom, Shawn Stuckey | Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 3/8/2013

Originally published in Competition Law360 on March 7, 2013. Current and former student-athletes are one step closer to forcing the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its member institutions to share their...more

Three Point Shot - July 2012

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 7/27/2012

In This Issue: - Ex-Footballers Sacked on First Play from Scrimmage in Antitrust Lawsuit Against the NCAA - OMG! LOLs No Longer Cause for SMH from the NCAA - Not Quite Harvard v. Yale (1968), ESPN Wins When...more