A federal judge overturned a $4.7 billion antitrust verdict against the NFL for its „Sunday Ticket“ packages.
The NFL landed a significant, albeit likely temporary, legal victory as a federal judge overturned a $4.7 billion verdict against the league.
On Thursday, US District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez tossed a jury’s judgment over the NFL’s Sunday games distribution. Gutierrez wrote that the evidence did not support the $4.7 billion in damages awarded in June.
In 2015, subscribers of the league’s „Sunday Ticket“ package sued the league for violating antitrust laws by colluding with DirecTV, a television service provider, to charge higher prices. The jury initially awarded $4.7 billion in damages, which could have been tripled to $14 billion under federal antitrust laws.
