The reinstated verdict means subscribers won on liability but get no money yet. NFL Sunday Ticket is the package that sold out-of-market CBS and Fox Sunday games, and payment now depends on a second trial about damages. Reuters reported that the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reinstated the liability verdict on Oct. 30, 2026 Reuters ruling. The court held the trial judge was wrong to throw out the jury verdict after trial.
Official resources:
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Table of Contents
- Who is covered by the case?
- Why is there no payout now?
- What happened to the original $4.7 billion award?
- What should subscribers do next?
Who is covered by the case?
The certified classes cover DirecTV-era buyers during 2011-2022. The Associated Press reported the groups include about 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses AP class report.
Coverage turns on what was bought and when. It includes residential and commercial purchases of Sunday Ticket for out-of-market Sunday games on DirecTV. People who bought only after the package moved to YouTube TV in 2023 fall outside this case, according to AP background.
Why is there no payout now?
Liability alone does not create a payment. Sports Media Watch explained that subscribers get nothing until a retrial sets damages and later appeals finish, with no claims process active.
The appeals panel did not restore the $4.7 billion award. TheDesk reported the case was sent back to Los Angeles federal court for a new trial limited to calculating damages TheDesk remand report.
What happened to the original $4.7 billion award?
A Los Angeles jury found the NFL liable in June 2024 for about $4.7 billion. Nexus Broadcast reported roughly $4.61 billion was assigned to residential subscribers and $96.9 million to commercial subscribers Nexus Broadcast verdict breakdown. U.S.
District Judge Philip Gutierrez later set that verdict aside over flaws in expert testimony and damages methods, Nexus Broadcast reported. The appeals court reversed that ruling on liability but left damages for a new jury. Federal antitrust law permits trebling of qualifying damages, TheWrap reported, so the stakes remain large if damages are proved again.
What should subscribers do next?
Watch for court notices about the damages retrial rather than filing a claim now. No payment form or deadline can produce money before damages are decided and appeals end.
- Confirm your purchases were DirecTV Sunday Ticket buys from 2011-2022
- Preserve bills, account statements, business receipts, and login or email records
- Keep your mailing address current with DirecTV records and any court-notice administrator named later
- Ignore sites asking for a fee to join this case