SULLIVAN v. TAGLIABUE

No. 93-2153.

25 F.3d 43 (1994)

Charles W. SULLIVAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Paul TAGLIABUE, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Alioto with whom Angela M. Alioto, Frederick P. Furth, Bruce J. Wecker, Michael P. Lehmann and Alan R. Hoffman, were on brief, for appellant.

John Vanderstar with whom Sonya D. Winner, Ethan M. Posner, Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan, Sarah Chapin Columbia, Joseph W. Cotchett and Susan Illston, were on brief, for appellees.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.


COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Charles Sullivan brought this action individually and as assignee of the assets of Stadium Management Corporation (SMC) challenging, as an illegal restraint in trade, a National Football League (NFL) Rule prohibiting the sale of shares in an NFL franchise to any company not engaged in the business of professional football, in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.1 See 15 U.S.C...

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