Manufacturer Again Fails to Prove NCAA Violated Antitrust Laws

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that dismissed a sports equipment company’s antitrust and tortious interference claims against the NCAA.   Plaintiff Warrior Sports, Inc. had argued that the NCAA violated the Sherman Act and tortiously interfered with its business when it changed the rule governing the size of lacrosse stick heads for use in NCAA-sanctioned play.   The plaintiff initially sought injunctive relief at the district court level.