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NFL Retirees File Complaint Against Players, NFL
Posted on 6 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MINNEAPOLIS - (AP) While NFL owners and players appear to be inching toward a resolution of the league's long lockout, a group of retired players is clamoring to be more involved in the discussions. The group filed a class-action complaint against... Read More

NFL, Players Prepare To Take Conflict To Court
Posted on 6 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MINNEAPOLIS - (AP) The NFL lockout is about to head to court. With the lockout at three weeks and no end in sight, attorneys for the NFL and its locked-out players will go before a federal judge on Wednesday in the first round of their fight over the... Read More

NBA Takes Legal Action Against Locked-Out Players
Posted on 4 Aug 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) With locked-out NBA players threatening to file an antitrust lawsuit, the league beat them to court. The league filed two legal claims on Tuesday against the NBA Players Association, an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor... Read More

Former NFL Players Join Lockout Fight
Posted on 29 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MINNEAPOLIS - (AP) Four former NFL players, including Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller, sued the NFL on Monday in hopes of joining current players in their antitrust fight against the league. Eller, three-time All-Pro running back Priest Holmes and... Read More

NFL Players Try To Pick Up Legal System On The Fly
Posted on 17 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MINNEAPOLIS - (AP) Vikings linebacker Ben Leber is fluent in zone dog blitzes and cover 2 dropbacks. When it comes to the legalese, however, that's another story. As the NFL labor fight moves from the mediation room to the court room, players are... Read More

Cleveland Browns Fan Sues Over NFL Lockout
Posted on 28 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CLEVELAND - (AP) A Cleveland Browns fan sued the National Football league and its teams over the player lockout, claiming it violated his contract to buy tickets through his personal seat license.Ken Lanci, a self-made millionaire who ran unsuccessfully... Read More