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NFL hit with $4.7 billion verdict for violating US antitrust laws in Sunday Ticket subscriber class action (corrects*)

By Alex Wilts ( June 27, 2024, 23:08 GMT | Insight) -- The National Football League violated US antitrust laws through agreements that illegally restricted broadcasts of games, a California federal jury found, awarding plaintiffs more than $4.7 billion in damages. The jury awarded a residential class of Sunday Ticket subscribers $4.6 billion, and nearly $97 million to a class of commercial plaintiffs, putting the NFL on the hook for more than $14 billion after trebling.The National Football League violated US antitrust laws through agreements that illegally restricted broadcasts of games, a California federal jury found, awarding plaintiffs more than $4.7 billion in damages....

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