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LAUMANN v. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Nos. 12 Civ. 1817(SAS), 12 Civ. 3704(SAS).

989 F.Supp.2d 329 (2013)

Thomas LAUMANN, Fernanda Garber, Robert Silver, Garrett Traub, David Dillon and Peter Herman, representing themselves and all other similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE, et al., Defendants. Fernanda Garber, Marc Lerner, Derek Rasmussen, Robert Silver, Garrett Traub, and Peter Herman representing themselves and all other similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

Signed November 25, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Diver, Esq. , Howard I. Langer, Esq. , Peter E. Leckman, Esq. , Langer Grogan & Diver, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Kevin M. Costello, Esq. , Gary E. Klein, Esq. , Klein Kavanagh Costello, LLP, Boston, MA, Michael Morris Buchman, Esq. , John A. Ioannou, Esq. , Pomerantz Haudek Block Grossman & Gross LLP, New York, NY, Alex Schmidt, Esq. , Mary Jane Fait, Esq. , Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY, Robert LaRocca, Esq. , Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, J. Douglas Richards, Esq. , Jeffrey Dubner, Esq. , Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll, PLLC, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Andrew E. Paris, Esq. , Joann M. Wakana, Esq. , Louis A. Karasik, Esq. , Alston & Bird LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants DIRECTV, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Networks, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Net Pittsburgh, LLC a/k/a Root Sports Pittsburgh, DIRECTV Sports Net Rocky Mountain, LLC a/k/a Root Sports Rocky Mountain, and DIRECTV Sports Net Northwest, LLC a/k/a Root Sports Northwest.

Arthur J. Burke, Esq. , James W. Haldin, Esq. , Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, for Defendants Comcast Corporation, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P., Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic L.P., Comcast SportsNet California, LLC, and Comcast SportsNet Chicago, LLC.

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs bring this consolidated putative class action against the National Hockey League ("NHL") and Major League Baseball ("MLB"), various clubs within the Leagues (together the "League Defendants"), regional sports networks ("RSNs") that televise the games, and Comcast and DIRECTV, multichannel video programming distributors ("MVPDs").

On July 27, 2012, the...

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