Legal Opinion
Oakland Raiders v. National Football League
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 28, 2005No. H026688PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PREMO, J. —
The Oakland Raiders (Raiders), a member club of an unincorporated association known as the National Football League (NFL or League), sued the NFL and its commissioner, Paul Tagliabue. The Raiders alleged that the NFL and Tagliabue (collectively, defendants) took various actions that were discriminatory towards the Raiders and placed it at a competitive disadvantage vis-a-vis other member clubs. One legal theory that the Raiders advanced was breach of fiduciary duty. Defendants argued that this claim was without merit for a variety of reasons, including the absence of legal…
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