The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal in a wage-fixing antitrust action filed by minor league players against MLB and its teams, finding the players committed a critical error by not objecting to a federal magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the underlying case.
A three-judge panel declined to forgive the procedural mistake by Daniel Concepcion, Aldemar Burgos and Sidney Duprey Conde — who played for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants organizations, respectively, between 2010 and 2019 — and refused to move on to the merits of the case.
MLB and the league's teams are represented by Keker attorneys Adam Lauridsen, Tom Gorman and Ian Kanig.
Read more at Law360 (paywall).