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Laumann v. National Hockey League, et al., Defendants, 12-cv-1817 (SAS)

Publication Date: 2015-05-28
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Edward A. Diver, Esq., Howard I. Langer, Esq., Peter E. Leckman, Esq., Langer Grogan & Diver, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kevin M. Costello, Esq., Gary E. Klein, Esq., Klein Kavanagh Costello, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. Michael Morris Buchman, Esq., John A. Ioannou, Esq., Motley Rice, LLC, New York, N.Y. Marc I. Gross, Esq., Adam G. Kurtz, Esq., Pomerantz, LLP, New York, N.Y. Robert LaRocca, Esq., Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. J. Douglas Richards, Esq., Jeffrey Dubner, Esq., Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll, PLLC, New York, N.Y. Michael J. Boni, Esq., Joshua D. Snyder, Esq., Boni & Zack, LLC, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
for defendant: For Defendants Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., MLB Advanced Media L.P., MLB Advanced Media, Inc., Athletics Investment Group, LLC, The Baseball Club of Seattle, L.L.P., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., The Phillies, Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc., and San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P.: Beth A. Wilkinson, Esq., Samantha P. Bateman, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. Bradley I. Ruskin, Esq., Helene Debra Jaffe, Esq., Jennifer R. Scullion, Esq., Colin Kass, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, N.Y. Thomas J. Ostertag, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, New York, N.Y. For Defendants National Hockey League, NHL Enterprises, L.P., NHL Interactive Cyberenterprises, LLC, Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc., Comcast-Spectator, L.P., Hockey Western New York LLC, Lemieux Group, L.P., Lincoln Hockey LLC, New Jersey Devils LLC, New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P., and San Jose Sharks, LLC: Shepard Goldfein, Esq., James A. Keyte, Esq., Paul M. Eckles, Esq., Matthew M. Martino, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants Comcast Corporation, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P., Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic L.P., Comcast SportsNet California, LLC, and Comcast SportsNet Chicago, LLC: Arthur J. Burke, Esq., James W. Haldin, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, N.Y. For Defendants DIRECTV, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Networks, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Net Pittsburgh, LLC a/k/a Root Sports Pittsburgh, DIRECTV Sports Net Rocky Mountain, LLC a/ka/a Root Sports Rocky Mountain, and DIRECTV Sports Net Northwest, LLC a/ka/a Root Sports Northwest: Louis A. Karasik, Esq., Andrew E. Paris, Esq., Stephanie A. Jones, Esq., Alston & Bird LLP, Los Angeles, California. For Defendant New York Yankees Partnership: Jonathan Schiller, Esq., Alan Vickery, Esq., Christopher Duffy, Esq., Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants The Madison Square Garden Company and New York Rangers Hockey Club: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Esq., Deborah Brown, Esq., Richard I. Werder, Jr., Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendant Yankees Entertainment Sports Network, LLC: John E. Schmidtlein, Esq., Kenneth Charles Smurzynski, Esq., James Harris Weingarten, Esq., William Jefferson Vigen, Esq., Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 12-cv-1817 (SAS)

Cite as: Laumann v. NHL, 12-cv-1817 (SAS), NYLJ 1202727529273, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 14, 2015) CASE NAME Thomas Laumann, Robert Silver, Garre

Laumann v. National Hockey League, 12-cv-1817 (SAS)

Publication Date: 2015-05-28
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Edward A. Diver, Esq., Howard I. Langer, Esq., Peter E. Leckman, Esq., Langer Grogan & Diver, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kevin M. Costello, Esq., Gary E. Klein, Esq., Klein Kavanagh Costello, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. Michael Morris Buchman, Esq., John A. Ioannou, Esq., Motley Rice, LLC, New York, N.Y. Marc I. Gross, Esq., Adam G. Kurtz, Esq., Pomerantz, LLP, New York, N.Y. Robert LaRocca, Esq., Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. J. Douglas Richards, Esq., Jeffrey Dubner, Esq., Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll, PLLC, New York, N.Y. Michael J. Boni, Esq., Joshua D. Snyder, Esq., Boni & Zack, LLC, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
for defendant: For Defendants Office Of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., MLB Advanced Media L.P., MLB Advanced Media, Inc., Athletics Investment Group, LLC, The Baseball Club of Seattle, L.L.P., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., The Phillies, Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc., and San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P.: Beth A. Wilkinson, Esq., Samantha p. Bateman, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. Bradley I. Ruskin, Esq., Helene Debra Jaffe, Esq., Jennifer R. Scullion, Esq., Colin Kass. Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, N.Y. Thomas J. Ostertag, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, New York, N.Y. For Defendants National Hockey League, NHL Enterprises, L.P., NHL Interactive Cyberenterprises, LLC, Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc., Comcast-Spectator, L.P., Hockey Western New York LLC, Lemieux Group, L.P., Lincoln Hockey LLC, New Jersey Devils LLC, New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P., and San Jose Sharks, LLC: Shepard Goldfein, Esq., James A. Keyte, Esq., Paul M. Eckles, Esq., Matthew M. Martino, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants Comcast Corporation, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P., Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic L.P., Comcast SportsNet California, LLC, and Comcast SportsNet Chicago, LLC: Arthur J. Burke, Esq., James W. Haldin, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, N.Y. For Defendants DIRECTV, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Networks, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Net Pittsburgh, LLC a/k/a Root Sports Pittsburgh, DIRECTV Sports Net Rocky Mountain, LLC a/ka/a Root Sports Rocky Mountain, and DIRECTV Sports Net Northwest, LLC a/ka/a Root Sports Northwest: Louis A. Karasik, Esq., Andrew E. Paris, Esq., Stephanie A. Jones, Esq., Alston & Bird LLP, Los Angeles, California. For Defendant New York Yankees Partnership: Jonathan Schiller, Esq., Alan Vickery, Esq., Christopher Duffy, Esq., Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants The Madison Square Garden Company and New York Rangers Hockey Club: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Esq., Deborah Brown, Esq., Richard I. Werder, Jr., Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendant Yankees Entertainment Sports Network, LLC: John E. Schmidtlein, Esq., Kenneth Charles Smurzynski, Esq., James Harris Weingarten, Esq., William Jefferson Vigen, Esq., Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 12-cv-1817 (SAS)

Cite as: Laumann v. NHL, 12-cv-1817 (SAS), NYLJ 1202727529087, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 14, 2015) CASE NAME Thomas Laumann, Robert Silver, Garre

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