The NCAA is once again under the legal spotlight, facing new allegations of antitrust violations following its recent settlement agreement to share revenue with college athletes for their name, image, and likeness. A class action lawsuit filed by Freedman Normand Friedland and Berger Montague on Monday accuses the National Collegiate Athletic Association of violating the Sherman Act by blocking current or former Canadian Hockey League (CHL) players from participating in Division I men’s ice hockey.
The complaint claims that “the NCAA and its membership institutions have agreed, through certain bylaws, to prohibit anyone who has played in the CHL from playing Division I hockey,” effectively alleging an unlawful boycott. This legal challenge could have significant implications for the NCAA’s governance of college athletics and its competitive landscape.
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