NFL Sunday Ticket $4.7 Billion Jury Verdict Thrown Out by Judge
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor The NFL got a major call overturned: A federal judge Thursday threw out a jury’s $4.7 billion award to subscribers of the league’s Sunday Ticket, finding that the verdict was unsupported by evidence presented in the class-action case.
In his decision, Judge Philip Gutierrez of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California wrote that the “jury’s damages verdict is clearly not supported by the evidence and must be vacated.” The judge said the $4.7 billion award was based on “guesswork or speculation.” On June 27, a federal jury in L.A.
ordered the NFL to pay $4.7 billion in damages after finding the league conspired with DirecTV and network partners to increase the price of the exclusive Sunday Ticket games package, which provides access to all out-of-market games on Sunday afternoon during the regular season.
The NFL had said it planned to appeal the verdict. In a statement, the NFL said, “We are grateful for today’s ruling in the Sunday Ticket class-action lawsuit.
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