NCAA, Power Five approve antitrust settlement, paving way for college athlete revenue model
The NCAA and the nation’s top five conferences approved a roughly $2.8 billion antitrust settlement, paving the way for a new revenue-sharing model that could increase compensation for student-athletes. NCAA President Charlie Baker In a joint statement The commissioners of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference confirmed Thursday that […]
Notre Dame calls on Congress to save college sports after $2.8B settlement
Notre Dame released a statement following its shock settlement with the NCAA and did not blur its position on possible compensation for players. On Thursday, the NCAA and the nation’s top five conferences agreed to pay roughly $2.8 billion to settle several antitrust lawsuits. The agreement, which must be approved by a federal court, puts […]
NCAA, Power Five approve bombshell $2.8 billion settlement
The NCAA and the nation’s top five conferences agreed to pay roughly $2.8 billion to settle multiple antitrust lawsuits, a landmark decision that could lay the groundwork for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could result in millions of dollars being paid directly to athletes starting as early as the fall semester of 2025. The agreement […]
NCAA agrees to settlement; universities to pay players
In a major win announced by the NCAA today, all major conferences, as well as the NCAA, have agreed to allow universities to directly compensate athletes for the first time in NCAA history. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Dan Murphy: The NCAA settled three major federal antitrust lawsuits and plans to pay $2.7 billion […]
$310M Settlement Reached with Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Ohio Train Derailment
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced a more than $310 million settlement with Norfolk Southern Railroad Co. over the February 2023 toxic gas train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice Announced The settlement with Norfolk Southern Railway was announced in a news […]
Rail Company Reaches $310 Million Settlement With Biden EPA For East Palestine Derailment
Norfolk Southern Railroad reached an agreement to pay $310 million to settle claims from the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency announced. A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2023 prompting evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as authorities moved to address the release of the […]
Uvalde School Shooting Victims’ Families Announce $2M Settlement As More Lawsuits Are Filed
Crosses adorn a makeshift memorial honoring the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 31, 2022. The traumatized town of Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday began burying the 19 young children killed in an elementary school shooting that has united the small, close-knit community in grief and anger. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP […]
Judge signs off on $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement but residents still have questions
A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement over last year’s Norfolk Southern Railroad derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people living near East Palestine have no idea how much the settlement will ultimately cost them. I still have doubts about whether I can get it. Tentative approval of the settlement came late […]
Colorado case aims not to be lumped into proposed $2.8 billion NCAA player-pay settlement
The NCAA is working toward a potential $2.8 billion settlement that would resolve three antitrust lawsuits, with the Big Ten Conference giving the latest approval, but it’s unclear whether a fourth lawsuit would be included in the agreement. Fontenot v. NCAA lawyers said Wednesday they want the case to remain in federal court in Colorado, […]
Uvalde Shooting Victims’ Families Announce $2 Million Settlement, Further Lawsuits Against Public Safety Officers
The families of the victims of the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting have reached a settlement with the city, but are planning additional lawsuits against the responding officers, according to an attorney representing the families. That’s what it means. Uvalde police were heavily criticized for their response to the 2022 shooting after they waited more […]