U.S. District Court (California) Overturns Jury’s $4.7 Billion Award in a Post-Trial Motion and Excludes Witnesses Under Rule 702

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Court Case Digests
August 1, 2024
7941 Professional Sports Clubs and Promoters
711211 Sports Teams and Clubs
antitrust
damages, evidence, rule 702, reliability, but for causation

In re NFL “Sunday Ticket” Antitrust Litig.
2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140596
US
Federal Court
California
United States District Court
Dr. Daniel Rascher, Dr. John Zona
Philip S. Gutierrez

Summary

This case was important because: (1) the court rejected a jury award because the jury did not follow the judge’s instructions and the award could not be derived from the evidence; and (2) the judge, post-trial, excluded two witnesses under Rule 702, finding their methodologies to be unreliable.

See Also

In re NFL “Sunday Ticket” Antitrust Litig.

This case was important because: (1) the court rejected a jury award because the jury did not follow the judge’s instructions and the award could not be derived from the evidence; and (2) the judge, post-trial, excluded two witnesses under Rule 702, finding their methodologies to be unreliable.