Legal Opinion
Eller v. National Football League Players Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 23, 2013No. 12-2487PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
In March 2011, members of the National Football League (“the NFL”) — thirty-two professional football teams — commenced a lockout of players after bargaining to an impasse with the National Football League Players Association (“the NFLPA”) over the terms of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”). In response, active NFL players filed a class action lawsuit in the District of Minnesota alleging violations of the federal antitrust laws and other claims (the “Brady” suit). Retired NFL players also sued the NFL and its teams, alleging antitrust violations (the “Eller I…
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- National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Wild v. RarigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- John MacKey v. National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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