Reporter believes Sunday Ticket lawsuit could land past subscribers 3 to 4 thousand each
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, has been all over the Sunday Ticket lawsuit with the NFL.
Florio believes the 2.4 million people who are currently entitled to the $4.7 billion reserved for “residential subscribers” could walk away with between $3,000 and $5,000 if the ruling ultimately stands.
Florio noted it will likely take between two and three years for the final number to get set in stone. That is if the NFL cannot talk their way out of the case, but I think most people on the receiving end of a check like that would agree it’s worth the wait.
Right now, the NFL is facing a fine of 14 billion dollars thanks to an antitrust lawsuit, so this could be a wild time for the NFL.
WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE CASE?
The Court has certified two damages classes and two injunctive-relief classes in this litigation (together, “the Classes”), comprised of residential subscribers and commercial subscribers to Sunday Ticket.
Damages Classes:
- Residential Damages Class: All DIRECTV residential subscribers that purchased the NFL Sunday Ticket at any time between June 17, 2011 and February 7, 2023.
- Commercial Damages Class: All DIRECTV commercial subscribers that purchased the NFL Sunday Ticket at any time between June 17, 2011 and February 7, 2023.
Injunctive Classes
- Residential Injunctive Class: All DIRECTV residential subscribers that purchased the NFL Sunday Ticket at any time DIRECTV June 17, 2011 and February 7, 2023.
- Commercial Injunctive Class: All DIRECTV commercial subscribers that purchased the NFL Sunday Ticket at any time between June 17, 2011 and February 7, 2023.
- The Classes exclude individuals or commercial entities that only received the NFL Sunday Ticket for free, e.g., as part of DIRECTV’s program to entice new customers, or that purchased the NFLST.tv streaming service and were not DIRECTV satellite subscribers. The Classes also exclude the Defendants and any of their current or former parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates. The Classes also exclude all judicial officers presiding over this action and their immediate family members and staff, and any juror assigned to this action.
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