Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 13, 2001No. Civ. A. 97-5184PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Presently before the court is the plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of the settle ment agreement, class certification, and approval of attorneys’ fees and costs. See Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval (doc. no. 129). The gist of the litigation is plaintiffs’ claim that defendants, the National Football League (“NFL”) and certain of its member teams, have violated the antitrust laws of the United States by limiting the distribution of television broadcasts of NFL games by satellite transmission to one package, NFL Sunday…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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