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Case Type |
Case Status |
Adrian Arrington v NCAA Northern District of Illinois 1:11-cv-06356 |
TBI | active |
Alston v NCAA (In Re National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletic Grant-In-Aid Cap Antitrust Litigation) Northern District of California 4:14-md-02541-CW |
antitrust | on appeal |
Alston Appeal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 19-15566 |
antitrust | active |
Athletics Fair Pay Act Bill introduced by Sen. Diane Feinstein D-CA and Sen. Patty Murray D-Wash to amend chapter 2204 of title 36 United States Code, to ensure pay equity for amateur athletes |
n/a | Signed into law |
Brian Bowen v Adidas et al District of South Carolina 3:18-3118-JFA |
RICO | active |
David Nakhid v American University District of Columbia 1:19-cv-03268 |
civil rights/discrimination | active |
IN RE: NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STUDENT−ATHLETE CONCUSSION INJURY LITIGATION Northern District of Illinois 1:16-cv-08727 MDL 2492 |
brain injury/ concussion | active |
Jones v BRG Sports (Riddell) [This is the lawsuit filed on behalf of college and high school football players] Northern District of Illinois 18-C-7250 |
tort personal injury/ product liability |
active |
John Askin v Notre Dame, NCAA Circuit Court, Jefferson County, Kentucky 19-C1-01063 |
concussion painkiller |
active |
John Lopez v UCLA, NCAA Superior Court of the State of California County of Los Angeles 198TCV18709 |
concussion, emotional distress |
active |
Rick Courtright v USC Superior Court County of Los Angeles, California 19STCV22799 |
wrongful termination | active |
Robert E. Barker et al v NCAA Supreme Court of New York, 151134-2020 |
civil rights, age discrimination | active |
Steven Schmitz v NCAA, Notre Dame Court of Common Pleas Cuyahoga County, Ohio (trial court) CV-14-834486 |
latent brain injury | remanded by Supreme Court of Ohio, active |
Steven Schmitz v NCAA, Notre Dame Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga, County, Ohio CA-15-103525 |
latent brain injury | appealed to Supreme Court of Ohio |
Steven Schmitz (appellee) v NCAA, Notre Dame (appellants) Supreme Court of Ohio 2017-0098 (appeal from Eighth District Court of Appeals) |
latent brain injury, CTE, loss of consortium | appeals court upheld; remanded to trial court for further proceedings |
United States v Chuck Person Southern District of New York 1:17-cr-00683-LAP (sentencing only) |
bribery hoops trial |
closed |
United States v Michael Avenatti Southern District of New York 1:19-cr-00373-PGG |
Nike extortion | closed |
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