Legal Opinion
Jack Reynolds v. National Football League, Charles Young v. National Football League, Marvin Crenshaw v. National Football League
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1978No. 77-1753, 77-1758 and 77-1821PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
In these cases, fifteen active and one inactive National Football League players object to the settlement of an action brought on behalf of 5,706 former and present professional football players. The class action was prosecuted to secure monetary damages and other relief for the players from the National Football League, individual teams, and other defendants for violations of the antitrust laws. The settlement approved by the District Court 1 will provide a total of $13,675,000 for distribution to members of the plaintiff class. After carefully considering the record and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Grunin v. International House of PancakesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- John MacKey v. National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by76 opinions
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- In Re Chicken Antitrust Litigation American PoultryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- In Re Auto-Train Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Walter Woodburn Eubanks v. James H. Billington, Tommy Shaw v. James H. BillingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
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