Cloud v. The Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan

United States District Court NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION MICHAEL CLOUD § v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:20-CV-1277-S THE BERT BELL/PETE ROZELLE NFL : PLAYER RETIREMENT PLAN § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER A permanently disabled former National Football League player hired a local lawyer in a small law firm and sued Defendant The Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan (“Defendant” or “Plan”) for disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). After more than two years of high-risk contentious litigation ultimately tried before the…