Legal Opinion
North American Soccer League v. National Football League
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 17, 1980No. 78 Civ. 4560-CSHPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
INTRODUCTION
This is a private antitrust suit, tried to the Court without a jury. Plaintiff North American Soccer League (the “NASL”) is an unincorporated association of 24 professional soccer clubs located throughout the United States and Canada. The other plaintiffs are 21 of those 24 member organizations. Defendant National Football League (the “NFL”) is an unincorporated association of 28 professional football clubs located throughout the United States. The other defendants are 25 of those 28 member organizations.
In October, 1978, the NFL…
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