Sports

January 9, 2024 A proposed class action accuses StubHub of defrauding consumers by “knowingly” advertising and brokering the sale of fraudulent tickets.

January 4, 2024 A class action alleges the NFL, its 32 teams and Fanatics have unlawfully colluded to prevent competition in the online retail marketplace for league-licensed merchandise.

December 12, 2023 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges DraftKings’ advertisement of a $1,000 bonus for new customers is unfair and deceptive.

December 7, 2023 A class action claims the Power Five conferences have conspired with the NCAA to unlawfully suppress compensation paid to college athletes.

November 29, 2023 A class action alleges soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo illegally engaged in the mass solicitation of unregistered securities on behalf of embattled crypto exchange Binance.

November 1, 2023 A class action alleges the operator of Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena charges an undisclosed service fee when patrons buy concessions at non-Kraken events.

October 5, 2023 A class action alleges the details of NBA Top Shot NFT owners’ video-viewing habits have been shared with third parties, including Meta, without consent.

September 18, 2023 A class action alleges e-bikes made by Rad Power Bikes are defective in that their “hazardous and patently unsafe design” is prone to cause catastrophic malfunctions.

September 15, 2023 A class action alleges the Chicago White Sox have discriminated against those with disabilities by refusing to list all available accessible-seat tickets for sale on its website.

June 23, 2023 A group of former scouts allege MLB and all 30 teams have uniformly denied reemployment to those over 40 years old in favor of “substantially younger” scouts.

May 24, 2023 Shaquille O’Neal faces a proposed class action lawsuit over his connection to tokens and NFTs associated with The Astrals Project.

May 2, 2023 Adidas faces a class action that alleges the company’s failure to take “meaningful precautionary measures” before and in response to antisemitic comments from Ye, formerly Kanye West, caused more than one stock-price drop.

March 16, 2023 A class action alleges the companies behind the F1 TV live and on-demand streaming service have illegally locked certain Formula 1 fans into auto-renewing subscriptions.

February 10, 2023 Ten former NFL players allege the league’s Player Disability & Survivor Benefit Plan and Player Disability & Neurocognitive Benefit Plan have erroneously and arbitrarily denied retired players’ disability claims.

January 6, 2023 A class and collective action alleges the Wykagyl Country Club in New York has failed to pay caddies proper minimum and overtime wages and later harassed the plaintiff for his complaints.

December 2, 2022 A class action alleges the NCAA and its member schools have unlawfully conspired to fix the wages of certain college baseball coaches at zero, suppressing labor competition.

November 9, 2022 A class action alleges subscription streaming service FloSports has broken the law by routinely taking money out of consumers’ bank accounts without written authorization.

November 1, 2022 A class action alleges the websites for each NFL team have unlawfully shared the personal identifying information of newsletter subscribers with Facebook without consent.

October 26, 2022 Major League Baseball’s media arm faces a class action that alleges it has illegally disclosed certain personal information of MLB.com subscribers to Meta Platforms (Facebook).

October 4, 2022 A class action alleges NFL Enterprises has taken advantage of “consumer inertia” by automatically converting Game Pass subscribers’ subscriptions to new NFL+ memberships without consent.

September 30, 2022 A class action says details of the video content viewed by ESPN.com and ESPN+ subscribers have been shared by the worldwide leader in sports with Meta Platforms without consent.

August 26, 2022 Fanatics faces a proposed class action that alleges the sports merchandise giant has falsely promised “free” or flat, low-cost shipping for online orders.

June 14, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Major League Baseball, all 30 teams, and Fanatics, Inc. have illegally wiped out competition in the third-party online marketplace for licensed apparel.

May 31, 2022 A class action alleges Vivid Seats “lures” consumers into buying tickets by advertising “artificially low” prices while hiding the amount of fees it charges on each sale.

March 28, 2022 A bettor alleges FanDuel, Betfair Interactive and New Meadowlands Racetrack have fraudulently blocked certain users from withdrawing money from their own accounts without first gambling or betting all of the deposited funds.

March 21, 2022 Trading card companies Topps and Panini America each face a class action over their apparent use of contest-like “redemption cards” as a means to increase consumer demand.

February 28, 2022 Take-Two Interactive Software faces a class action over its marketing and sale of in-game “loot boxes,” in particular to minors, in its popular NBA 2K video game series.

February 24, 2022 A class action alleges the “authentic pro” National Hockey League jerseys made and sold by Adidas are noticeably different than those worn by NHL players.

January 12, 2022 A class action alleges The Athletic has automatically renewed North Carolina customers’ monthly subscriptions without providing requisite disclosures and receiving authorization to do so.

January 12, 2022 A class action alleges Major League Baseball and all 30 teams have routinely and openly colluded to restrict and depress the wages and compensation paid to minor league players.

January 5, 2022 A class action alleges the NFL and the NY Giants and NY Jets have “siphoned” billions from interstate commerce by branding the New Jersey-located franchises as New York teams.

October 25, 2021 The Raritan Valley Country Club faces a class action after allegedly eliminating the opportunity for proprietary membership certificate buyers to be repaid the cost of the certificate upon resigning from the club.

October 8, 2021 A class action alleges NFL Enterprises has unlawfully disclosed to unrelated third parties the personally identifiable information of NFL app users.

September 3, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Bauer Hockey knew or should have known that a number of its employees were working without pay while on furlough from the hockey equipment manufacturer last year.

August 24, 2021 A lawsuit claims wheelchair and other para-ambulatory athletes have been unlawfully excluded from participation in Pennsylvania’s high school track and field championships.

July 8, 2021 A class action alleges DraftKings failed to disclose that a company it acquired by way of a merger had “a history of unlawful operations."

June 30, 2021 Two pro MMA fighters allege UFC has maintained an unlawful monopoly in the market for live MMA contests and monopsony control over professional fighter services.

May 25, 2021 Churchill Downs and Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert face a proposed class action over the result of the 2021 Kentucky Derby.

May 17, 2021 A class action alleges acclaimed trainer Bob Baffert has engaged in “multiple and repeated” acts of doping and entering horses into races—including the Kentucky Derby—in what amounts to a pattern of illegal racketeering activity and gambling.

May 13, 2021 A Michigan resident alleges in a proposed class action that DraftKings has systemically failed to pay out on winning wagers.

May 4, 2021 A lawsuit claims the University of Connecticut’s decision to cut its women’s rowing team reflects a “pattern and practice of sex discrimination.”

April 20, 2021 A class action alleges CoSport, the sole authorized seller of tickets to the Tokyo Summer Olympics, has refused to issue refunds in light of the decision that international spectators will not be allowed to attend the event this summer.

March 3, 2021 A class action claims MLB Advanced Media and the San Francisco Giants have sent unsolicited, auto-generated spam text messages without first obtaining express written consent to do so.

March 2, 2021 A class action alleges the NCAA, AAC, ACC and University of Pittsburgh have failed to reasonably protect college football players from the affects of repeated head trauma.

February 26, 2021 Two more minor leaguers look to add themselves as representatives in long-running wage and hour litigation against Major League Baseball.

February 16, 2021 A class action claims Fresno State's elimination of varsity women's lacrosse and overall treatment of student-athletes on the team amount to a Title IX violation.

February 9, 2021 A class action claims Ambassador Captive Solutions, Performance Insurance Company and Goldenstar Specialty Insurance have for years sold counterfeit and non-existent policies, including to youth sports leagues.

January 7, 2021 A class action claims Trek has overstated the supposed concussion-preventing capabilities of its Bontrager WaveCel bicycle helmet.

December 14, 2020 A class action claims Under Armour has falsely advertised its "Rush" line of athletic apparel as able to provide infrared radiation-aided endurance- and recovery-boosting benefits.

December 11, 2020 A lawsuit claims the NCAA’s academic requirements disproportionately penalize student-athletes at historically Black colleges and universities.