MARSHALL v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Nos. 13-3581, 13-3582, 13-3666.

787 F.3d 502 (2015)

James Lawrence MARSHALL; Joseph Michael Senser; Dante Anthony Pastorini, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Fred Barnett; Tracy Simien; Darrell Alexander Thompson; James Nathaniel Brown; Mark Gregory Clayton; Irvin Acie Cross; Brian Duncan; Billy Joe Dupree; Michael James Haynes; Paul James Krause; Reginald McKenzie; Reginald Joseph Rucker; Jackie Larue Smith, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, John Frederick Dryer; Elvin Lamont Bethea; Edward Alvin White; Lemuel Joseph Barney; Bruce Allan Laird; Preston Pearson; Jim Ray Smith, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Defendant-Appellee. Marcus Dell Gastineau; Abdul Salaam, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Fred Barnett; Tracy Simien; Darrell Alexander Thompson; James Nathaniel Brown; Mark Gregory Clayton; Irvin Acie Cross; Brian Duncan; Billy Joe Dupree; Michael James Haynes; Paul James Krause; Reginald McKenzie; Reginald Joseph Rucker; Jackie Larue Smith, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, John Frederick Dryer; James Lawrence Marshall; Joseph Michael Senser; Elvin Lamont Bethea; Dante Anthony Pastorini; Edward Alvin White; Lemuel Joseph Barney; Bruce Allan Laird; Preston Pearson; Jim Ray Smith, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Defendant-Appellee, Jed Weaver, Plaintiff-Appellant, Fred Barnett; Tracy Simien; Darrell Alexander Thompson; James Nathaniel Brown; Mark Gregory Clayton; Irvin Acie Cross; Brian Duncan; Billy Joe Dupree; Michael James Haynes; Paul James Krause; Reginald McKenzie; Reginald Joseph Rucker; Jackie Larue Smith, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, John Frederick Dryer; James Lawrence Marshall; Joseph Michael Senser; Elvin Lamont Bethea; Dante Anthony Pastorini; Edward Alvin White; Lemuel Joseph Barney; Bruce Allan Laird; Preston Pearson; Jim Ray Smith, Plaintiffs, v. National Football League, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 21, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric John Magnuson , argued, Michael Vincent Ciresi , Jan Marie Conlin , Minneapolis, Robert A. Stein , Eden Prairie , Minneapolis, MN, Thomas Ward , Washington, DC, on the brief, for Plaintiffs-Appellants in 13-3581.

Eric Lechtzin , argued, Sherrie R. Savett , Philadelphia, PA, Jacqueline J. Williams , Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, for Plaintiffs-Appellants in 13-3582.

Jon T. King , argued, Steve W. Berman , Berkely, CA, David F. Herr , Michael C. McCarthy , Jesse D. Mondry , Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, for Plaintiff-Appellant in 13-3666.

Daniel E. Gustafson , argued and on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Aaron Daniel Van Oort , argued, Daniel Joseph Connolly , Minneapolis, MN, Bruce P. Keller , New York, N.Y., on the brief, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BYE, SMITH, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Six former National Football League ("NFL") players ("Appellants") appeal the district court's approval of the class-action settlement between nearly 25,000 class members and the NFL. The negotiated settlement agreement resolves the litigation surrounding the NFL's use of former NFL players' likenesses and identities. The complex...

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