The NFL Is Confident It Can Overturn the Sunday Ticket Verdict

Irwin Kishner, co-chair of Herrick's Sports Law Group, was quoted in Front Office Sports in an article discussing the recent jury verdict against the NFL in the Sunday Ticket case. In this matter, "jurors agreed with the plaintiffs that the league broke antitrust law by colluding to keep the out-of-market package priced artificially high and with a take-every-game-or-none approach." The article notes that several legal experts believe that the league has a "decent chance to get the verdict overturned, a new trial ordered, or damages reduced by the presiding judge—even before the case arrives at the appellate court level."

Irwin said that "he is surprised the NFL did not settle before trial and expects the league ultimately will."  He noted that he does not think that the judge in the case will alter the verdict, calling such instances rare. However, Irwin described the damages as “staggering."

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