ESPN, Major TV Networks Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over College Athletics
Posted Oct 13, 2014
The complaint, brought by 10 former athletes on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, is directly targeting the tens of billions of dollars reaped by the television industry. The plaintiffs demand that the TV networks be ordered to disgorge all profits and be retrained from maintaining contracts that have the effect of violating college athlete rights.
(Hollywood Reporter)
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