Kevin WILLIAMS; Pat Williams, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross Appellants,
v.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE; John Lombardo, M.D., Defendants-Appellants/Cross Appellees,
Brian Finkle, Defendant,
Adolpho Birch, Defendant-Appellant/Cross Appellee.
National Basketball Association; National Hockey League; United States Anti-Doping Agency; Major League Baseball, Amici on behalf of Appellant.
National Football League Players Association, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
National Football League; National Football League Management Counsel, Defendants-Appellees.
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Submitted: August 18, 2009.
Filed: September 11, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Daniel L. Nash, argued, Washington, DC (Duncan Stevens, Patricia A. Millett, Marla S. Axelrod, Monica P. Sekhon, Washington, DC, Joseph G. Schmitt, Peter D. Gray, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for Appellants/Cross-Appellees.
Clifford M. Greene, argued, Minneapolis, MN (John M. Baker, Antone M. Melton-Meaux, Robin M. Wolpert, Minneapolis, MN, Jeffrey L. Kessler, David G. Feher, David Greenspan, New York, NY, on the brief), for Appellant in 09-2249.
Howard L. Gantz, Neil H. Abramson, Patrick J. Lamparello, New York, NY, on the brief, on behalf of Amici Curia parties MLB, NBA, and NHL, (in support of Appellants).
Richard R. Young, Daniel J. Dunn, Brent E. Rychener, Colorado Springs, CO, on the brief, on behalf of Amici Curia party United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Peter R. Ginsberg, argued, New York, N.Y. (Ronn B. Kreps, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
Before MURPHY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, the National Football League (NFL), Dr. John Lombardo, Independent Administrator of the Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances, and Adolpho Birch, the NFL's Vice President of Law and Labor Policy, appeal the district court's1 order, concluding that the Minnesota statutory claims alleged by Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings (collectively, "the Players...
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