Legal Opinion
Powell v. National Football League
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1989No. 89-5091PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The National Football League appeals from a district court order which denied the League’s motion for partial summary judgment, ruling that the nonstatutory labor exemption to the antitrust laws expires when, as here, the parties have reached “impasse”, in negotiations following the conclusion of a collective bargaining agreement. This antitrust action was brought by Marvin Powell, eight other professional football players, and the players’ collective bargaining representative, the National Football League Players Association (hereinafter the “Players”).1…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of CarpentersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- National Labor Relations Board v. KatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Apex Hosiery Co. v. LeaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by23 opinions
- White v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1993
- White v. National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- White v. National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Jackson v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1992
- Brown v. Pro Football, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1991
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