The National Football League, its 32 teams and the online retailer Fanatics were hit with an antitrust class action Wednesday in California Northern District Court on behalf of direct purchasers of NFL-licensed merchandise. The suit is part of a string of litigation claiming that the defendants colluded to freeze out Fanatics’ competitors and then entered anticompetitive agreements that have resulted in inflated prices for sports-themed t-shirts, hats, jerseys and other goods. Girard Sharp; Burns Charest LLP; and attorney Andrew M. Purdy represent the proposed class. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 3:22-cv-00855, Santos et al v. National Football League, Inc. et al.
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