Legal Opinion
American Football League v. National Football League
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 3, 1961No. Civ. No. 12559PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
This is an action under the antitrust laws against the National Football League (NFL) and its thirteen member teams to- enjoin an alleged continuing conspiracy to destroy the newly organized American Football League and for damages alleged to have been suffered by the latter and its member teams (the plaintiffs herein) as the result of concerted action alleged to have been taken by defendants in violation of the antitrust laws.
Two of the defendants, Los Angeles Rams Football Club, a partnership, and San Francisco ’49ers, a limited partnership, have filed motions to quash…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. Scophony Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Lone Star Package Car Co., Inc. v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Sperry Products, Inc. v. Association of American RailroadsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- United States v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1953
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3Cited by43 opinions
- John Clark Donatelli v. National Hockey LeagueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Penrod Drilling Company v. Sam H. Johnson and James L. StarnesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- California Clippers, Inc. v. United States Soccer Football Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
- American Football League v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1962
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