Final Judgment, Interlocutory Appeal Denied In Sherman Act Class Suit Against NCAA

Mealey's (December 13, 2016, 1:55 PM EST) -- INDIANAPOLIS — A former college football player may not appeal the dismissal of one out of two of his Sherman Act claims because they are intertwined, an Indiana federal judge ruled Dec. 6, denying a motion for final judgment or, in the alternative, certification of interlocutory appeal in the player’s class complaint filed over the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) scholarship caps and transfer rules (Devin Pugh, et al. v. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, No. 15-1747, S.D. Ind.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168174)....