A federal judge approved a $60 million settlement for college athletes in a class-action lawsuit filed against the N.C.A.A. and the video game maker Electronics Arts.
Steve Berman, a Seattle-based lawyer for the plaintiffs, confirmed Friday that Claudia Wilken, a United States District Court judge for the Northern District of California, had approved the settlement during a hearing Thursday. Wilken also ruled against the N.C.A.A. in the Ed O’Bannon case, which challenged the N.C.A.A.’s use of the names, images and likenesses of college athletes. That ruling is being appealed by the N.C.A.A.
The plaintiffs in the case against the N.