Legal Opinion
The Phillies v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 24, 2001No. CIV. A. 99-4054PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
YOHN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, the Phillies, seeks a full or partial refund from the United States (the “Government”) for employment taxes paid by the Phillies on settlement payments distributed to some Phillies players in 1994.
In the 1980s, the Major League Baseball Players’ Association (the “MLBPA”) filed grievances against the then twenty six Major League Baseball Clubs (the “Clubs”), alleging that the Clubs had violated the collective bargaining agreement (the “CBA”) between the MLBPA and the Clubs by colluding to inhibit free agency. The Phillies were one of the…
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