Legal Opinion
Williams v. National Football League
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2009No. 09-2247, 09-2462, 09-2249PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, the National Football League (NFL), Dr. John Lombardo, Independent Administrator of the Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances, and Adolpho Birch, the NFL’s Vice President of Law and Labor Policy, appeal the district court’s 1 order, concluding that the Minnesota statutory claims alleged by Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings (collectively, “the Players”) are not preempted by section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“section 301” or “LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185. The Players cross-appeal the district…
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