Friday, June 28, 2024

Jury Orders NFL to Pay Nearly $4.8B in 'Sunday Ticket' Case

A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws ...

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... The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and $96 million in damages to the commercial class. Since damages can be tripled under federal antitrust laws, the NFL could end up being liable for $14.39 billion.

The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses in the United States who paid for the package of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons on DirecTV. The lawsuit claimed the league broke antitrust laws by selling its package of Sunday games at an inflated price. The subscribers also say the league restricted competition by offering "Sunday Ticket" only on a satellite provider. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-28 12:49 PM

how bout them dawgs!
(Two eyes in opposite directions)

#2 | Posted by look_inward at 2024-06-28 10:14 PM

Now you remember NFL pays no taxes

#3 | Posted by look_inward at 2024-06-28 10:15 PM

@#3 .. Now you remember NFL pays no taxes ...

I've always remembered that the NFL has avoided taxes, I'd proffer --- worthy of a company of fmr Pres Trump.

With the exception that the NFL seems to be quite successful in its avoidance of taxes.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-28 10:22 PM

Do NFL players have black jobs?

~ Donnie Demento ~

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-06-28 10:27 PM

I saw a minute of a documentary about the Dallas cheerleaders and how they were paid a whole $15 bucks or was it $25 bucks to dance at a game. Then, the bleached blonde ex cheerleader herself went on and on about how it was a great honor to do that job and that she would do it for free. NFL has some seriously greedy owners that somehow can convince these people to work for peanuts while they rake in billions.

#6 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2024-06-28 11:08 PM

The MAGAt justices on the Supreme Court will quash this fine for a sufficient bribe.

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-06-29 09:36 PM

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