Appellate court revives 'Sunday Ticket' antitrust verdict against the NFL
A verdict in a class-action lawsuit filed by "Sunday Ticket" subscribers claiming the NFL broke antitrust laws was revived by a federal appeals court on Friday, more than two years after a federal judge reversed a jury's decision that found the league liable for $4.7 billion in damages.
TL;DR
- A federal appeals court revived a jury's verdict against the NFL in a class-action antitrust lawsuit.
- The lawsuit was filed by "Sunday Ticket" subscribers who claim the NFL broke antitrust laws.
- This decision reverses a federal judge's earlier reversal of a jury decision.
- The jury had previously found the NFL liable for $4.7 billion in damages.