The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order Monday denying a motion to centralize two lawsuits alleging the National Collegiate Athletic Association and multiple collegiate athletic conferences engage in antitrust behavior by not letting student-athletes receive compensation for their athletic services.
Karen K. Caldwell, the chair of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and also a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued the order on behalf of the six-judge panel and said centralization is currently not necessary for the convenience of the parties and witnesses in order to conduct the litigation.
