David S. FORBES, et al.
v.
R. Alan EAGLESON, et al.
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
August 27, 1998.
August 27, 1998.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Alice W. Ballard, Samuel & Ballard, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Martin Oberman, Chicago, IL, Edward Garvey, Garvey and Associates, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs.
Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan, Sarah Chapin Columbia, Nicholas J. Nesgos, Shane K. Cobb, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA, Scott E. Diamond, Manchel, Lundy & Lessin, Cherry Hill, NJ, for Defendant R. Alan Eagleson.
Michael A. Cardozo, Steven C. Krane, Thomas C. Moore, Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, Shepard Goldfein, Frank Rothman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, Bennett G. Picker, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant Nat. Hockey League.
Bennett G. Picker, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants Philadelphia Flyers Limited Partnership, Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc., Niagara Frontier Hockey, L.P., Calgary Flames Limited Partnership, Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc., Dallas Hockey Club, Inc., Detroit Red Wings, Inc., Edmonton Oilers Hockey Corp., Ktr Hockey Limited Partnership, Le Club De Hockey Canadien, Inc., Meadowlanders, Inc., New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P., Rangers Hockey Club, A Division of Madison Square Garden Center, Inc., Pittsburgh Hockey Associates, Comsat Entertainment Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Comsat Corporation, St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P., San Jose Sharks Corp., Maple Leaf Gardens, Limited, Vancouver Hockey Club, Ltd., Washington Hockey Limited Partnership, Jets Hockey Ventures, (A Limited Partnership).
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.
MEMORANDUM
O'NEILL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs David S. Forbes, Richard D. Middleton, D. Bradford Park, Ulf Nilsson, and Douglas D. Smail are former National Hockey League players. Alleging that their union, the NHL Players Association ("NHLPA"), was co-opted by the NHL and pilfered by their own union leader for nearly two decades, plaintiffs bring this suit as a putative class action on behalf of all players employed by NHL teams between 1972 and...
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