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Cancellation Of The Washington Redskins Trademark Registration: The Judicial Decision
Posted on 15 Jul 2015 by LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff

In an opinion issued on July 8, 2015, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to cancel the registration of the Washington Redskins football... Read More

Redskins Owner Refiles Defamation Lawsuit In D.C.
Posted on 27 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - (AP) Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder refiled a defamation lawsuit against the Washington City Paper on Tuesday, marking a change in strategy by the billionaire businessman. Snyder initially filed the complaint in New York state... Read More

Injured Former Player Sues NFL Pension Plan
Posted on 30 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) A former running back for the Washington Redskins and Carolina Panthers is suing the NFL's pension plan, saying he should receive the highest level of disability benefits because of a spine injury from a helmet-to-helmet hit... Read More

Ex-NFL Stars Sue Players Association
Posted on 24 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) Five retired players are suing the NFL Players Association in federal court, claiming the organization denied them and other former athletes lucrative royalties from licensing deals that used their images. The class-action lawsuit was... Read More

Redskins Owner Sues Washington City Paper
Posted on 6 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has sued Washington City Paper over a column he says defamed him and had anti-Semitic references. Snyder filed the lawsuit against the weekly paper and its parent company, Atalaya Capital Management... Read More