Legal Opinion
American Needle Inc. v. National Football League
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 2008No. 07-4006PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
American Needle Inc. sued the National Football League (NFL), its member football teams, and NFL Properties LLC (to whom we will collectively refer as “the NFL defendants”), along with Reebok International Ltd. (“Reebok”), alleging that the teams’ exclusive licensing agreement with Reebok violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. See 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-2. The district court granted summary judgment to the NFL defendants. We affirm.
I. History
As the most successful and popular professional sports league in America today, the NFL needs little introduction. Indeed, the NFL has inspired…
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