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Sports and TV Industries Antitrust Litigations Update

By Stan Soocher
February 01, 2025

Sports leagues and competitions' market clout and the increasing consolidation of sports content-streaming companies have recently spawned several civil antitrust actions aimed at reigning in these market powers.

In 2311 Racing LLC v. National Association of Stock Car Racing LLC (NASCAR), 3:24-CV-00886 (W.D.N.C.), racing teams 2311 and Front Row Motorsports Inc. have sued NASCAR over the latter’s inclusion of a waiver clause in agreements that permit teams to compete in NASCAR’s 2025 pinnacle Cup Series. The disputed clause states in part: “Team Owner … hereby releases and forever discharges [NASCAR Event Management] ... from all [claims] ... arising out of or relating to the criteria used by [NASCAR Event Management] to determine whether or not to enter into, or to offer to enter into, a Charter Member Agreement with the Team Owner or any other Person ....

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