Federal Judge Dismisses Fantasy Sports Players’ Class Action Against MLB, 2 Teams

Mealey's (April 6, 2020, 10:19 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on April 3 dismissed with prejudice a putative class action alleging that Major League Baseball and two teams committed fraud, negligence and unjust enrichment and violated California and other states’ consumer protection laws by engaging in conduct that harmed fans who were participating in fantasy baseball contests through DraftKings Inc., finding that the plaintiffs fail to identify a sufficient nexus between the transaction that purportedly harmed them and the defendants to support consumer protection claims (Kristopher R. Olson, et al. v. Major League Baseball, et al., No. 20-632, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59218)....