Federal Court Sides with EA in Lawsuit Brought by Former Student Athletes

By Edward Schauder of Davidoff Malito & Hutcher LLP   (What follows is a summary of the recently decided In Re NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing as well as two underlying cases.)   On a May 2, 2011 order, a federal court granted video game maker Electronic Arts, Inc.’s motion to dismiss the claim a group of former student athletes for failure to state a claim in an antitrust case.   The court found that the plaintiffs had failed to adequately allege in its claims â€