Federal judge allows Pac-12 lawsuit against Mountain West to proceed

September 30, 2025

By Associated Press: A federal judge has allowed the Pac-12 Conference’s lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference over $55 million in “poaching fees” to go forward.

Northern District of California Senior Judge Claudia Wilken denied the Mountain West’s motion to dismiss the case Tuesday. She set an initial case management conference for Nov. 18.

“The Pac-12 Conference is pleased that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied the Mountain West Conference’s motion to dismiss,” the Pac-12 said in a statement. “We will move forward with our case. The ruling allows our antitrust and related claims to proceed. We remain confident in our position and focused on advancing academic excellence, athletic achievement, and the tradition that has defined the Pac-12 for more than a century.”

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Pac-12's lawsuit against MWC allowed to proceed

Claudia Wilken, a federal judge in California, has allowed the Pac-12 Conference's lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference over $55 million in "poaching fees" to proceed, and the Pac-12 said in a statement that "we remain confident in our position."

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