Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. American Basketball Ass'n
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 28, 1976No. 76 Civ. 1141PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LASKER, District Judge.
David Vaughn, Jr., a professional basketball player sues his former employer, the New Virginia Squires Basketball Club, and the American Basketball Association (ABA) and other member clubs of the ABA, for breach of an employment contract and for injury to reputation. Damages are claimed for amounts due prior to the Squires’ termination of the contract, as well as amounts claimed under the contract subsequent to the termination, and for additional damages resulting from injury to Vaughn’s reputation as a basketball player. Jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Erving v. Virginia Squires Basketball ClubDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972
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