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SULLIVAN v. TAGLIABUE

Civ. A. No. 91-0259B.

785 F.Supp. 1076 (1992)

William SULLIVAN, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Paul TAGLIABUE, Pete Rozelle, the National Football League, the Atlanta Hawks, the Buffalo Bills, the Chicago Bears, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns, the Dallas Cowboys, the Denver Broncos, the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers, the Houston Oilers, the Indianapolis Colts, the Los Angeles Rams, the Minnesota Vikings, the New Orleans Saints, the New York Jets, the Phoenix Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the San Diego Chargers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Washington Red Skins, and the Seattle Sea Hawks, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

February 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph V. Cavanagh, Jr., Blish & Cavanagh, Providence, R.I., Law Offices of Joseph L. Alioto, Joseph L. Alioto, Angela Alioto, Alioto & Alioto, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff.

Matthew F. Mederios, Flanders & Mederios Inc., Providence, R.I., John Vanderstar, Ethan M. Posner, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff William Sullivan, Jr., is the former owner of the New England Patriots (Patriots) football team. In 1987, Sullivan sought to sell a 49% interest in the Patriots to an investment banking company which was not then engaged in the operation or management of professional football teams. Sullivan claims that the defendants...

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