Good News for Fantasy: CBS Starts Strong Against NFLPA
Last spring, the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by Major League Baseball Advanced Media and MLB Players Association, effectively ending baseball’s case against fantasy providers (led by CBC in that lawsuit).
Three months after the High Court’s ruling, CBS Interactive sued the NFL Players Association to halt another attempt to extract money from fantasy sports providers for stats and other player info that resides in the public domain.
Well, the first set of rulings have been handed down in the CBS v. NFLPA case, and the procedure sure seems to be favoring the fantasy community. According to the court dockets, here’s what has come so far …
1. The NFLPA’s motion to dismiss the suit for “lack of personal jurisdiction” was denied.
2. The NFLPA’s motion to dismiss on grounds of “failure to state a claim” was granted, while that on grounds of “failure to join an indispensable party” was denied.
3. The NFLPA’s motions to change the venue (away from the Eighth Circuit) were denied.
4. “Count IV of the First Amended Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
5. CBS’ “motion for partial summary judgment” was granted.
6. “Counts II and III of the First Amended Complaint are DISMISSED as moot.”
Now, we’re not lawyers here at FSB.com, but we do know some. We’ll continue to gather information and analysis on the rulings so far and share our results with you.
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