Hagens Berman: Court Approves Continuation of Injunctive Relief Settlement in NCAA Name, Image and Likeness Litigation

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A federal judge today approved ongoing injunctive relief in the historic $22 billion settlement in In re: College Athlete NIL [Name, Image and Likeness] Litigation, according to attorneys at Hagens Berman representing hundreds of thousands of NCAA college athletes.

The Nov. 5, 2025, hearing focused on objections to continuation of the settlement’s terms moving forward for another year, which have revolutionized college sports. The settlement was originally approved on June 6, 2025. Under the settlement terms, each year, incoming new college athletes receive notice of the settlement and the right to object to being subject to its terms before they become NCAA athletes.

The order issued Nov. 13, 2025, overruled objections to the continuation of the settlement’s injunctive relief.

“The court has now approved ongoing settlement benefits, and we are pleased that this historic change in revenue sharing will continue,” said Steve Berman, managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman who serves as co-lead counsel in the NIL litigation. “This settlement will benefit future athletes to come, as designed.”

According to the firm, more than 56,000 notices were mailed to new athletes, and of those, only seven athletes objected.

The settlement resolved three pending antitrust lawsuits, House v. NCAA, Hubbard v. NCAA, and Carter v. NCAA. As part of the settlement, the NCAA and its conferences will pay more than $22.78 billion to college athletes over a 10-year period, eliminate rules prohibiting schools from making direct payments to athletes, and dramatically expand the availability of compensation and benefits available to athletes. This includes eliminating restrictions on the number of available athletic scholarships across all Division I sports.

Read more about Hagens Berman’s settlement on behalf of NCAA college athletes.

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