SCHWARTZ v. DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL CLUB, LTD.

Civ. A. No. 97-5184.

157 F.Supp.2d 561 (2001)

Bret D. SCHWARTZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL CLUB, LTD, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

August 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira Neil Richards, Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, Donald E. Haviland, Howard J. Sedran, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia, PA, Dennis Stewart, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, CA, Robert G. Eisler, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, NY, Roberta D. Liebenberg, Fine, Kaplan and Black, Philadelphia, PA, for Bret D. Schwartz, Steve Promislo, Plaintiffs.

Peter J. Nickles, Neil K. Roman, Timothy C. Hester, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Richard P. Mc Elroy, Brian S. Paszamant, Blank Rome Comisky & Mccauley LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Michael X. Imbroscio, Covington and Burling, Washington, DC, Anthony Vidovich, Blank Rome Comisky & Mccauley, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd., New England Patriots Football Club, New York Football Giants, Inc., Philadelphia Eagles Limited Partnership, San Francisco Forty Niners, Ltd., National Football League, Defendants.


MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Presently before the court is the plaintiffs' motion for final approval of the settlement agreement, class certification, and approval of attorneys' fees and costs. See Plaintiffs' Motion for Final Approval (doc. no. 129). The gist of the litigation is plaintiffs' claim that defendants, the National Football League ("NFL") and certain...

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