January 22, 2012 2:30 PM
The Score: NCAA, Under Fire, Sees Lawyers Switch Firms
Posted by Brian Baxter
From sex abuse scandals at two high-profile schools to boosters-turned-Ponzi schemers to a federal investigation into a major bowl game, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its member institutions have had to contend with a rash of legal issues in recent months.
Adding to the NCAA’s legal woes: a class action suit filed in 2009 by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon claiming the governing body of big-time college sports violated antitrust laws by allowing media and video game companies to use player likenesses without compensating former players.
The suit survived summary judgment motions in early 2010 and was then consolidated with a similar case filed by former college football quarterback Sam Keller against the NCAA and video game publisher Electronic Arts.
While a battery of high-profile plaintiffs firms led by Hausfeld and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro are backing the former players, the NCAA has turned to longtime outside counsel Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone for representation in the case, which has garnered mention in the pages of Read More from the Article Source: Full Article
