AMERICAN NEEDLE INC. v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

No. 07-4006.

538 F.3d 736 (2008)

AMERICAN NEEDLE INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Carey (argued), Northfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gregg H. Levy (argued), Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KANNE, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

American Needle Inc. sued the National Football League (NFL), its member football teams, and NFL Properties LLC (to whom we will collectively refer as "the NFL defendants"), along with Reebok International Ltd. ("Reebok"), alleging that the teams' exclusive licensing agreement with Reebok violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. See 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-2. The district court granted summary judgment to the NFL defendants. We affirm.

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