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Lawsuit: Thrashers Have Lost $130 Million Since 2005
Posted on 26 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

ATLANTA - (AP) The owners of the Atlanta Thrashers claimed Friday to have lost more than $130 million since 2005 and at least another $50 million on the plummeting value of the NHL franchise because of a bitter dispute that ruined their plans to sell... Read More

Tags: Atlanta Thrashers , Michael Gearson , National Hockey League , Atlanta Spirit , King & Spalding , Steve Belkin , NHL , Litigation , lawsuit

Players Call NFL A 'Cartel' In Court Filing
Posted on 24 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MINNEAPOLIS - (AP) NFL players who sued the league for alleged antitrust violations liken the league to a "cartel" in their latest court filing, again urging an appeals court to lift the lockout. In arguments filed in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court... Read More

Tags: Brady , Union , pro sports , NFL lockout , Antitrust , Brees , cartel , MLB , National Labor Relations Board , NHL , professional football , Litigation , 8th Circuit , lawsuit , NBA , NFL Players Association , football , NFL , Manning

Current, Former Football Players Sue NFL Over Concussions
Posted on 22 Aug 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) Six former players and one current player have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league's handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind. The players accuse the league of training... Read More

Tags: Gerry Feehery , football players , boxers , brain injuries , Steve Kiner , helmets , intentional misconduct , head injury , Joe Thomas , negligence , Ray Easterling , Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy , Jim McMahon , concussions , Wayne Radloff , NHL , Litigation , class action lawsuit , medical monitoring , Mike Furrey , football , NFL