Keywords
United States, National Football League Players Association (Organization), United States. Sherman Act, Professional athletes -- Legal status, laws, etc., National Football League -- Trials, litigation, etc., Collective bargaining -- Sports, Actions & defenses (Law) -- United States, Strikes & lockouts -- Football
Abstract
The article discusses the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota case Brady v. National Football League (NFL) which deals with the NFL players' attempt to obtain a preliminary injunction to prevent the NFL from locking them out during the NFL's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations with the NFL Payers Association (NFLPA). The U.S. Sherman Anti-Trust Act is also addressed.
Recommended Citation
Erick V. Passer,
Brady v. NFL: How the Eighth Circuit Saved the 2011 NFL Season by Supporting Negotiation, Not Litigation,
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Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports L.J.
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(2012).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/mslj/vol19/iss2/6