If you were player of NCAA Division I Men’s Football or Basketball Team from 2003 to 2014 and appeared in an EA Sports video game, then you can file claim form at NCAA-EA-Likeness-Settlement.com to get payment under NCAA EA Likeness Settlement.
Electronic Arts aka EA games is the best known for making popular collage sport-themed video games. But at present, Electronic Arts and two other companies Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have reached a class action settlement over claims they despoiled student athletes’ rights by conspiring to profit off the names, images, and likenesses of college athletes in EA’s NCAA-branded video games without compensating them. If you were member of the NCAA Division I men’s football or basketball team from May 4, 2003 to September 3, 2014, then you are eligible to get compensate. As per NCAA settlement, lawsuit, approximate 100,000 present and former college football and men's basketball players who appeared in EA Sports basketball and football video games since 2003 would be able to claim up to $5,000 per year.
In 2009, Edward O’Bannon and Samuel Keller, lawyers for the NCAA and former Arizona State and Nebraska quarterback had agreed on an anticipated $20 million deal to settle a case about the use or sale of college athletes' names and likenesses in popular NCAA video games. The named plaintiffs, including Keller, Hart, and O’Bannon will get payment ranging from $2,500 to $15,000.
Still, the class action lawsuit is pending against NCAA, EA and CLC because all three companies deny these claims and any other wrongdoing. The Court has not yet ruled in favor of the NCAA, EA, and CLC or the student-athletes on these claims. EA has agreed to pay $40 million and the NCAA has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve the allegations and avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation. If the Court approves it, the NCAA EA CLC videogame Likeness Settlement will resolve these cases.
Who’s eligible?
How to file Claim?
Potential award:
Case Name:Samuel Keller, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al., Case No. 4:09-cv-01967 and Edward O’Bannon, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al., Case No. 4:09-cv-03329, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Claims Administrator: Gilardi & Co. LLC
Important dates:
Hausfeld LLP
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
The Mckenna Law Firm LLC
Lum Drasco & Positan LLC
Electronic Arts aka EA games is the best known for making popular collage sport-themed video games. But at present, Electronic Arts and two other companies Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have reached a class action settlement over claims they despoiled student athletes’ rights by conspiring to profit off the names, images, and likenesses of college athletes in EA’s NCAA-branded video games without compensating them. If you were member of the NCAA Division I men’s football or basketball team from May 4, 2003 to September 3, 2014, then you are eligible to get compensate. As per NCAA settlement, lawsuit, approximate 100,000 present and former college football and men's basketball players who appeared in EA Sports basketball and football video games since 2003 would be able to claim up to $5,000 per year.
Still, the class action lawsuit is pending against NCAA, EA and CLC because all three companies deny these claims and any other wrongdoing. The Court has not yet ruled in favor of the NCAA, EA, and CLC or the student-athletes on these claims. EA has agreed to pay $40 million and the NCAA has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve the allegations and avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation. If the Court approves it, the NCAA EA CLC videogame Likeness Settlement will resolve these cases.
Who’s eligible?
If you listed on the roster of an NCAA Division I men’s football or basketball team between May 4, 2003 and Sept. 3, 2014, then you are eligible to file a claim against NCAA EA Likeness Settlement and get compensation.
How to file Claim?
The last date of filing claim is 30 April, 2015. However, the claim form is not available at NCAA-EA-Likeness-Settlement.com, so you have to stay tuned with site for getting updates for claims. If you want to get notification via email regarding claim form, then you can register for updates on the NCAA video game settlement website by providing your name, email address and mailing address. In order to get money from the settlement fund, every eligible person must file a claim.
Potential award:
Payments to qualifying Class Members will be settled on a case-by-case basis. It is also based on how many years the Class Member played and the way the player’s likeness was used in the NCAA video games. Each class member will get a certain number of points, which will decide the refund amount of class members.
Class Members are entitled to get compensate from both publicity rights class action settlements. If a Class Member does not qualify for any points, he will be permitted to get $100 from each settlement he qualifies for. The exact amount of each qualifying Class Member will receive cannot be calculated until the final approval of class action. The amount will also base on how many Class Members submit valid claims.
Highlights of NCAA EA Likeness Settlement:
Official webpage:http://www.ncaa-ea-likeness-settlement.com/Case Name:Samuel Keller, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al., Case No. 4:09-cv-01967 and Edward O’Bannon, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al., Case No. 4:09-cv-03329, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Claims Administrator: Gilardi & Co. LLC
Important dates:
- Deadline to submit a Claim Form: 30 April 2015
- Final hearing: 14 May 2015, 2:00 p.m.
- Exclusion Deadline: 3 March 2015
- Objection Deadline: 3 March 2015
- Claim Filing Commences: Projected Date: November, 2014
Hausfeld LLP
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
The Mckenna Law Firm LLC
Lum Drasco & Positan LLC
The NCAA/EA lawsuits are accepting claims. Players from 2003-2014 may file online now: www.ncaa-ea-likeness-settlement.com
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