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Court ruling invalidates jury's decision, citing flawed expert testimony and unsupported damages
- Federal judge Philip Gutierrez vacated the $4.7 billion award to NFL 'Sunday Ticket' subscribers.
- The judge found that expert witnesses for the plaintiffs used unsound methodologies.
- The ruling means the NFL avoids potentially tripled damages under antitrust laws.
- Plaintiffs can appeal the decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- The case centered on allegations that the NFL inflated prices for out-of-market game broadcasts.
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- NFL Sunday Ticket Television broadcaster
- NFL League
- Philip S. Gutierrez American lawyer and jurist
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