Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Tagliabue
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 28, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-0259BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff William Sullivan, Jr., is the former owner of the New England Patriots (Patriots) football team. In 1987, Sullivan sought to sell a 49% interest in the Patriots to an investment banking company which was not then engaged in the operation or management of professional football teams. Sullivan claims that the defendants, the National Football League (NFL); current NFL commissioner, Paul Taglia-bue; former NFL commissioner, Pete Rozelle; and twenty-one of the twenty-eight NFL member clubs 1 prevented this sale by…
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