Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Case Challenging NCAA Student-Athlete Scholarship Limits

A federal judge from the Northern District of California had denied a motion to dismiss filed by the NCAA and 11 major conferences, which were named in a class-action antitrust lawsuit.   The lawsuit seeks to represent former NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) scholarship players who have played from February 2010 to the present.   The plaintiffs claim that the defendants colluded in violation of federal antitrust laws to cap the value of athletic scholarships — known as