Legal Opinion
National Hockey League Players Association v. Plymouth Whalers Hockey Club
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2005No. 04-1173PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, the National Hockey League Players Association (“NHLPA”), Anthony Aquino (“Aquino”), and Edward Caron (“Caron”) appeal the dismissal, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, of their suit under the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, against Defendants, the Ontario Hockey League (“OHL”), its member Clubs, and its Commissioner, David Branch (“Branch”).
This ease is before this Court for the second time. In 2003, we reversed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Plaintiffs, on the ground that Plaintiffs had…
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