NFL Faces Billions in Damages as Jury Rules Against League in DirecTV “Sunday Ticket” Pricing Lawsuit
Los Angeles — The National Football League faces a potential multibillion-dollar payment following a jury verdict that ruled against the league over its pricing practices for the DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket package. This decision is part of an ongoing legal saga concerning allegations that the NFL’s exclusive distribution strategy violated antitrust laws. The verdict, pronounced at the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, compels the NFL to compensate commercial subscribers of the “Sunday Ticket” service with $96 million and residential subscribers with a staggering $4.7 billion. The jury’s decision centers on claims … Read more