California Interscholastic Federation Antitrust Class Action
Verified September 23, 2026Found via the federal court docketHow ClaimWatch verifies cases
Still being litigated: the claims below are allegations, not findings, and there is no settlement, claim form or payout yet.
Where this case stands
In litigation
The case has been filed and is being fought in court. There is no settlement, no claim form and no payout yet; many class actions are dismissed or never certified.
Pending in the District Court, N.D. California (No. 3:25-cv-04603).
- May 30, 2025Case filed
What happened
A proposed class action against the California Interscholastic Federation, apparently concerning antitrust claims related to lost compensation. The court recently granted a motion to dismiss with leave to amend, finding that the plaintiffs had not adequately alleged a relevant market or antitrust injury. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts and not a settlement.
Do you qualify?
No settlement exists yet, so there is nothing to file and no class definition to check. If the case settles, the settlement will define exactly who qualifies — watch this case and we'll let you know.
How to file
There is no claim to file yet. If this case reaches a settlement, a claim process will open — usually with an official settlement website and a filing deadline.
Common questions
- Can I file a claim in the California Interscholastic Federation Antitrust Class Action case?
- No. The case is still being litigated — there is no settlement, no claim form, and no payout. It was filed May 30, 2025 in the District Court, N.D. California (No. 3:25-cv-04603).What a class action lawsuit is →
- Who are the attorneys in the California Interscholastic Federation Antitrust Class Action?
- For the plaintiffs: Taylor Applegate; Nicole Cabanez (Salahi PC); Joel Benjamin Young (Tidrick Law Firm); Yaman Salahi (Salahi PC). For California Interscholastic Federation: Elspeth V. Hansen (Mayer Brown, LLP); James Scott Donald (Spinelli, Donald and Nott); Esther Ha Yoon Sohn; Omar Debs (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP). From the public court docket.
Who's involved
Plaintiffs
- Patrick Hall
- Dominik Calhoun
Defendants
- Spectrum Sportsnet, LLC
- SBLive Sports, Inc.
- Playfly, LLC
- VNN, Inc.
- MaxPreps, Inc.
- NFHS Network, LLC
- Huddle Tickets, LLC
- 2080 Media, Inc. dba PlayOn! Sports
+ 11 more
Counsel for plaintiffs
- Taylor ApplegateRepresents Dominik Calhoun2 tracked casestaylora@salahilaw.com · (415) 236-2349
- Nicole CabanezSalahi PCRepresents Dominik Calhoun7 tracked casesnicolec@salahilaw.com · (786) 303-4718
- Joel Benjamin YoungTidrick Law FirmRepresents Dominik Calhoun2 tracked casesjby@tidricklaw.com · (510) 788-5100
- Yaman SalahiSalahi PCRepresents Dominik Calhoun, Patrick Hall11 tracked casesyaman@salahilaw.com · (415) 236-2352
Counsel for defendants
- Elspeth V. HansenMayer Brown, LLPRepresents Spectrum Sportsnet, LLC2 tracked casesehansen@mayerbrown.com · (650) 331-2000
- James Scott DonaldSpinelli, Donald and NottRepresents California Interscholastic Federation, Central Section of California Interscholastic Federation, Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Los Angeles City Section, North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation, Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation, Oakland Athletic League, CIF Oakland Section, California Interscholastic Federation-Sac-Joaquin Section, California Interscholastic Federation, San Diego Section, California Interscholastic Federation San Francisco City Section, California Intersccholastic Federation Southern Sectionscottd@sdnlaw.com · (916) 448-7888
- Esther Ha Yoon SohnRepresents California Interscholastic Federation, Central Section of California Interscholastic Federation, Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Los Angeles City Section, North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation, Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation, Oakland Athletic League, CIF Oakland Section, California Interscholastic Federation-Sac-Joaquin Section, California Interscholastic Federation, San Diego Section, California Interscholastic Federation San Francisco City Section, California Intersccholastic Federation Southern Section3 tracked casesesther.sohn@arnoldporter.com · (212) 836-8000
- Omar DebsArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPRepresents California Interscholastic Federation, Central Section of California Interscholastic Federation, Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Los Angeles City Section, North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation, Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation, Oakland Athletic League, CIF Oakland Section, California Interscholastic Federation-Sac-Joaquin Section, California Interscholastic Federation, San Diego Section, California Interscholastic Federation San Francisco City Section, California Intersccholastic Federation Southern SectionOmar.Debs@arnoldporter.com · (212) 836-7109
- Daniel FenskeMayer Brown LLPRepresents Spectrum Sportsnet, LLCdfenske@mayerbrown.com · (312) 701-8926
- Britt Marie MillerMayer Brown LLPRepresents Spectrum Sportsnet, LLC4 tracked cases · $87.5M in disclosed settlements defendedbmiller@mayerbrown.com · (312) 782-0600
- Christopher John KellyMayer Brown LLPRepresents Spectrum Sportsnet, LLC2 tracked cases(650) 331-2000
- Christopher Quinn AdamsO'Hagan Meyer, PLLCRepresents SBLive Sports, Inc.2 tracked casescadams@ohaganmeyer.com · (804) 403-7125
- Paul David BrachmanPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPRepresents Playfly, LLC4 tracked casespbrachman@paulweiss.com · (202) 223-7440
- Jay CohenPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonRepresents Playfly, LLC2 tracked cases · $48M in disclosed settlements defendedjaycohen@paulweiss.com · (212) 373-3163
- Randall Scott LuskeyPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPRepresents Playfly, LLC3 tracked cases · $6.8M in disclosed settlements defendedrluskey@paulweiss.com · (628) 432-5100
- Yehudah L BuchweitzRepresents 2080 Media, Inc. dba PlayOn! Sports, Huddle Tickets, LLC, NFHS Network, LLC, MaxPreps, Inc., VNN, Inc.yehudah.buchweitz@weil.com · (212) 310-8488
- Meagan Kara BellshawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPRepresents 2080 Media, Inc. dba PlayOn! Sports, Huddle Tickets, LLC, NFHS Network, LLC, MaxPreps, Inc., VNN, Inc.3 tracked casesmeagan.bellshaw@weil.com · (202) 682-7140
- David Ramraj SinghWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPRepresents 2080 Media, Inc. dba PlayOn! Sports, Huddle Tickets, LLC, NFHS Network, LLC, MaxPreps, Inc., VNN, Inc.15 tracked casesdavid.singh@weil.com · (650) 802-3000
- Ryan Z. WattsArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPRepresents California Interscholastic Federation, Central Section of California Interscholastic Federation, Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Los Angeles City Section, North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation, Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation, Oakland Athletic League, CIF Oakland Section, California Interscholastic Federation-Sac-Joaquin Section, California Interscholastic Federation, San Diego Section, California Interscholastic Federation San Francisco City Section, California Intersccholastic Federation Southern Section2 tracked casesRyan.Watts@arnoldporter.com · (202) 942-6609
- C. Scott LentRepresents California Interscholastic Federation, Central Section of California Interscholastic Federation, Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Los Angeles City Section, North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation, Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation, Oakland Athletic League, CIF Oakland Section, California Interscholastic Federation-Sac-Joaquin Section, California Interscholastic Federation, San Diego Section, California Interscholastic Federation San Francisco City Section, California Intersccholastic Federation Southern Section2 tracked casesscott.lent@arnoldporter.com · (212) 715-1784
- Dana Johannes FinbergO'Hagan Meyer LLPRepresents SBLive Sports, Inc.3 tracked casesdfinberg@ohaganmeyer.com · (415) 578-6902
- Daniel B. AsimowArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPRepresents California Interscholastic Federation, Central Section of California Interscholastic Federation, Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Los Angeles City Section, North Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation, Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation, Oakland Athletic League, CIF Oakland Section, California Interscholastic Federation-Sac-Joaquin Section, California Interscholastic Federation, San Diego Section, California Interscholastic Federation San Francisco City Section, California Intersccholastic Federation Southern Section2 tracked casesDaniel.Asimow@arnoldporter.com · (415) 471-3142
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From the public court docket, contact details as filed; not an endorsement.
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