Legal Opinion
William H. Sullivan II v. National Football League, & Members of the National Football League
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 26, 1994No. 94-1031PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
The National Football League and twenty-one organizations owning NFL franchises (referred to collectively as the “NFL”) appeal the judgment entered against them after a jury found that the NFL violated the antitrust laws by restricting owners of member football clubs from selling shares in their teams to the public. Plaintiff-appellee, William H. Sullivan, former owner of the New England Patriots football team (the “Patriots”), was awarded a total of $51 million in damages for the losses Sullivan incurred when he had to sell the Patriots to a private buyer after the NFL…
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