Fifth Circuit Affirms Baseball Bat Manufacturer’s Antitrust Claims against NCAA, NFHS

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of an antitrust claim, which alleged that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) imposed a regulation that restrains trade in the market for non-wood baseball bats in violation of the Sherman Act and other state laws.   The panel of judges agreed with the district court that plaintiff Marucci Sports failed to sufficiently allege that the associat