IN RE NAT'L FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S SUNDAY TICKET LITI.

No. 17-56119.

933 F.3d 1136 (2019)

IN RE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S SUNDAY TICKET ANTITRUST LITIGATION, Ninth Inning, Inc., dba The Mucky Duck; 1465 Third Avenue Restaurant Corp., dba Gael Pub; Robert Gary Lippincott, Jr.; Michael Holinko, an individual, for himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DirecTV, LLC; DirecTV Holdings, LLC; National Football League, Inc.; NFL Enterprises, LLC; Arizona Cardinals, Inc.; Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC; Baltimore Ravens, LP; Buffalo Bills, Inc.; Panthers Football, LLC; Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.; Cincinnati Bengals, Inc.; Cleveland Browns, LLC; Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd.; Detroit Lions, Inc.; Green Bay Packers, Inc.; Houston NFL Holdings, LP; Indianapolis Colts, Inc.; Jacksonville Jaguars, Ltd.; Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc.; Miami Dolphins, Ltd.; Minnesota Vikings Football Club, LLC; New England Patriots, LP; New Orleans Louisiana Saints, LLC; New York Football Giants, Inc.; New York Jets Football Club, Inc.; Oakland Raiders, LP; Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc.; Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.; San Diego Chargers Football Co.; San Francisco Forty Niners, Ltd.; the Rams Football Company, LLC; Buccaneers, LP; Tennessee Football, Inc.; Washington Football, Inc.; Football Northwest LLC; Denver Broncos Football Club, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 13, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc M. Seltzer (argued), Susman Godfrey LLP, Los Angeles, California; Edward Diver , Howard Langer , and Peter E. Leckman , Langer Grogan & Diver P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Scott Martin , Hausfeld LLP, New York, New York; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Greg H. Levy (argued), Derek Ludwin , John S. Playforth , and Sonia Lahr-Pastor , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C.; Beth A. Wilkinson , Wilkinson Walsh & Eskovitz LLP, Washington, D.C.; Sean Eskovitz , Wilkinson Walsh & Eskovitz LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Defendants-Appellees.

Craig C. Corbitt , Corbitt Law Office, San Francisco, California, for Amici Curiae Economists.

Opinion by Judge Ikuta; Dissent by Judge N.R. Smith.


OPINION

Every Sunday during football season, millions of National Football League (NFL) fans tune in to watch their team play. If they live in the same area as their favorite team—such as Los Angeles Rams fans who live in Los Angeles—they can tune into their local Fox or CBS station to enjoy their team...

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