You qualify if you bought Sunday Ticket from DirecTV for home use anytime June 17, 2011 to Feb. 7, 2023. Bars, restaurants and other DirecTV commercial buyers in that same window qualify in the separate commercial group.
Sunday Ticket is the package that pooled out-of-market Sunday games into one DirecTV-only subscription. Reuters reported on Oct. 30, 2026 that the Ninth Circuit reinstated the 2024 jury verdict that this arrangement violated Sherman Act antitrust law and overcharged subscribers Reuters report on the reinstated verdict.
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Table of Contents
- What the appeal changed
- Do you fit the residential class?
- What about bars and YouTube buyers?
- Do you need to file a claim now?
What the appeal changed
The court revived liability but threw out the money award. Law Commentary reported that the panel vacated about $4.7 billion — $4.61 billion for residential buyers plus $96.9 million for commercial buyers — because the jury miscalculated damages Law Commentary account of the damages ruling.
It ordered a new trial only on damages. No amount is final until that retrial finishes and any further NFL appeal plays out.
Do you fit the residential class?
The residential class covers all DirecTV home subscribers who bought Sunday Ticket during the class period. The official litigation site sets that period as June 17, 2011 to Feb.
7, 2023, covering the 2011–2022 seasons, or about 2.4 million people. Check these points:.
- Service was residential DirecTV, not another provider.
- You paid for Sunday Ticket at least once in that date window.
- One purchase in the window is enough; you need not have bought every season.
What about bars and YouTube buyers?
The commercial class covers DirecTV bars, restaurants and other business subscribers who bought Sunday Ticket in the same June 2011–Feb. 2023 window.
The Associated Press put that group at about 48,000 businesses Associated Press report on the class groups. YouTube-era buyers do not qualify. Sunday Ticket moved from DirecTV to YouTube starting with the 2023 season under a seven-year deal, after the class period closed.
Do you need to file a claim now?
No. There is no payout, settlement or claim form now. Members must wait for the damages retrial and any further appeal, with no guarantee of payment.
The Oct. 8, 2023 opt-out deadline has passed. People who did nothing and did not opt out remain in the case, stay bound by the outcome, and cannot bring separate claims on the same allegations.