December 9, 2015 Litigation / NCAA

Time Out: NCAA Shoots Back Against Former QB’s Proposed Class Certification

On Thursday December 3, 2015, the National Collegiate Athletic Association filed a motion in opposition to a proposed class certification in an Indiana federal court. Former Gardner-Webb University quarterback John Rock filed for certification earlier this year, and had requested the court to order the NCAA to produce documents to help certify the class and ascertain individual members. Rock originally filed suit against the NCAA in 2012, which was subsequently dismissed in 2013 without prejudice; currently, after amending his complaint, Rock is seeking class certification …