WHITE v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

No. 08-2001.

585 F.3d 1129 (2009)

Reggie WHITE; Michael Buck, Hardy Hardy Nickerson; Vann McElroy; Dave Duerson, Appellees, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE; The Five Smiths, Inc.; Buffalo Bills, Inc.; Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.; Cincinnati Bengals, Inc.; Cleveland Browns, Inc.; The Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd.; PDB Sports, Ltd.; The Detroit Lions, Inc.; The Green Bay Packers, Inc.; Houston Oilers, Inc.; Indianapolis Colts, Inc.; Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc.; The Los Angeles Raiders, Ltd.; Los Angeles Rams Football Company, Inc.; Miami Dolphins, Ltd.; Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc.; KMS Patriots Limited Partnership; The New Orleans Saints Limited Partnership; New York Football Giants, Inc.; New York Jets Football Club, Inc.; The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc.; B & B Holdings, Inc.; Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc.; The Chargers Football Company; The San Francisco Forty-Niners, Ltd.; The Seattle Seahawks Inc.; Tampa Bay Area NFL Football Club, Inc.; Pro-Football, Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg Howard Levy, argued, Washington, DC (Benjamin C. Block, Ann O'Connell, on the brief, Washington, DC, Daniel J. Connolly, Bruce Jones, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN), for Appellant.

Jeffrey L. Kessler, argued, New York, N.Y. (Edward M. Glennon, Mark Alan Jacobson, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, James W. Quinn, Bruce S. Meyer, David G. Feher, Eva W. Cole, on the brief, New York, NY), for Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Since the entry of a 1993 consent decree, the district court1 has overseen the enforcement of a settlement in an antitrust class action brought by the above-named class members against the National Football League and its member clubs (NFL or League). Throughout that time, the district court has resolved numerous disputes over the terms of the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement (settlement agreement) and parallel...

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