BROWN v. PRO FOOTBALL, INC.

Nos. 93-7165 et al., 94-7071.

50 F.3d 1041 (1995)

Antony BROWN; James Bishop; John Buddenberg; Gary Couch; Craig Davis; Ricky Andrews; Thom Kaumeyer; Wesley Pritchett; and John Simpson, Individually and on Behalf of All Class Members, Appellees, v. PRO FOOTBALL, INC., d/b/a Washington Redskins; The Five Smiths, Inc., d/b/a Atlanta Falcons; Buffalo Bills, Inc., d/b/a Buffalo Bills; Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., d/b/a Chicago Bears; Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., d/b/a Cincinnati Bengals; Cleveland Browns, Inc., d/b/a Cleveland Browns; Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd., d/b/a Dallas Cowboys; PDB Sports, Ltd., d/b/a Denver Broncos; The Detroit Lions, Inc., d/b/a Detroit Lions; Green Bay Packers, Inc., d/b/a Green Bay Packers; Houston Oilers, Inc., d/b/a Houston Oilers; Indianapolis Colts, Inc., d/b/a Indianapolis Colts; Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., d/b/a Kansas City Chiefs; The Los Angeles Raiders, Ltd., d/b/a Los Angeles Raiders; Los Angeles Rams Football Company, Inc., d/b/a Los Angeles Rams; Miami Dolphins, Ltd., d/b/a Miami Dolphins; Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Vikings; KMS Patriots, L.P., d/b/a New England Patriots; The New Orleans Louisiana Saints Limited Partnership, d/b/a New Orleans Saints; New York Football Giants, Inc., d/b/a New York Giants; New York Jets Football Club, Inc., d/b/a New York Jets; The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc., d/b/a Philadelphia Eagles; B & B Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Phoenix Cardinals; Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., d/b/a Pittsburgh Steelers; The Chargers Football Company, d/b/a San Diego Chargers; The San Francisco Forty-Niners, Ltd., d/b/a San Francisco Forty-Niners; The Seattle Professional Football Club, d/b/a Seattle Seahawks; Tampa Bay Area NFL Football, Inc., d/b/a Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Inc.; and National Football League, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 21, 1995.

Order Denying Suggestion for Rehearing June 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg H. Levy, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Herbert Dym and Sonya D. Winner, Washington, DC. Richard W. Buchanan, Washington, DC, entered an appearance, for appellants.

Joseph A. Yablonski, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the briefs were Daniel B. Edelman and John F. Colwell, Washington, DC.

Howard L. Ganz, New York City and Warren L. Dennis, Washington, DC, filed amicus curiae brief for The Nat. Basketball Ass'n and The Nat. Hockey League.

Peter D. Isakoff, Washington, DC and David G. Feher, New York City, filed amicus curiae brief for The Nat. Basketball Players Ass'n and The Nat. Hockey League Players Ass'n.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Order Denying Suggestion for Rehearing In Banc June 12, 1995.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

This case poses a conflict between the policies underlying federal labor law and antitrust law in the context of a labor dispute involving professional football. In the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 (Supp. II 1990), enacted in 1890, Congress proscribed...

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