The O’Bannon/Keller Cases: Panelists Discuss Possible Effects of Class Certification at Recent Sports Law Symposium
By Leticia R. Halas
The day is drawing near for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). A class certification hearing for the NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation (O’Bannon/Keller) is scheduled for June 20, 2013. The NCAA understands the actual danger that class certification poses on its traditional business model. Among other issues, the NCAA fears a proposed switch to a “pay for play” model. However, concerns surrounding this litigation stretch f