DOJ Reaches Settlement with Learfield IMG College over Alleged Unlawful Agreements Not to Compete

By Evelyn A. French , of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.   Last month, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a proposed settlement in its lawsuit against leading college sports multimedia rights provider Learfield IMG College. See U.S. v. Learfield Communications, LLC, et al., No. 1:19-cv-00389 (D.D.C. Feb. 14, 2019). This proposed settlement comes only a few weeks after the DOJ approved the long-awaited merger of IMG College, LLC (“