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Floyd v. NCAA and Division I Conferences: Antitrust Lawsuit Filed in Minnesota Sharrif Floyd and six other student-athletes have filed a class action suit against

Student-Athlete Likeness Litigation Headed To Trial It appears as though the NCAA student-athlete name and likeness litigation case is heading to trial after U.S. District

NCAA Council Approves Meals, Other Student-Athlete Well-Being Rules The NCAA’s Legislative Council recently announced that Division I student-athletes can now receive unlimited meals and snacks

Northwestern’s Football Players Are Permitted to Hold Election for Unionization Football players receiving grant-in-aid scholarships from Northwestern University filed a petition under Section 9(c) of

Jenkins v. NCAA: Another Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging the Athletic Scholarship On the heels of last week’s filing of Alston v. NCAA, a group of plaintiffs

Oregon State University (“OSU”) pitcher Ben Wetzler was recently suspended 20% of OSU’s baseball contests. Wetzler was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th

Alston v. NCAA: The Reincarnation of White v. NCAA In 2006, in White v. NCAA, a group of student-athletes filed suit against the NCAA on

The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: Clark Atlanta University The NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions (“Committee”) recently released its findings and found that

Yempabou Palo (“Palo”) was a member of the Iowa State University (“ISU”) men’s basketball team. On September 18, 2012, he was formally charged by the

Paterno Suit May Move Forward Against the NCAA The Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, Pennsylvania entered an order granting preliminary objections set forth

US Supreme Court Will Not Hear the NCAA’s Appeal to Intervene in the Electronic Arts Settlement The NCAA recently filed a Motion to Intervene relating

Maryland Countersues the Atlantic Coast Conference The University of Maryland (“Maryland”) has filed a $157 million countersuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) in a