Legal Opinion
Thomas v. National Football League Players Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 11, 2001No. 01-7023PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) appeals an award of attorney’s fees to Valerie Thomas, a successful plaintiff in a discrimination action against the NFLPA, and the denial of costs against Rita Raymond and Julie Taylor-Bland,1 unsuccessful plaintiffs in the same action. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the fee award to Thomas and remand for entry of an award of costs to the NFLPA against Raymond and Taylor-Bland.
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At a March 1988 board meeting, the NFLPA’s Board of…
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