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WHITE v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Civ. No. 4-92-906.

836 F.Supp. 1508 (1993)

Reggie WHITE, Michael Buck, Hardy Nickerson, Vann McElroy and Dave Duerson, Plaintiffs, 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.; and Pro-Football, Inc.; Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Fourth Division.

August 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Glennon, Carol T. Rieger, Charles J. Lloyd and Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, MN, for named plaintiffs.

James W. Quinn, Jeffrey L. Kessler, Jonathan T. Weiss, Daniel Rubin, David G. Feher, Cathy E. Shore-Sirotin and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, for plaintiffs.

James Fitzmaurice, Daniel J. Connolly and Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, MN, Herbert Dym, Gregg H. Levy and Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Frank Rothman, Shepard Goldfein, William L. Daly and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants.

Peter S. Hendrixson and Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, MN, for defendant Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc.

Maxwell M. Blecher and Blecher & Collins, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc.

Thomas Fraser, Laurie J. Miller and Fredrikson & Byron, Minneapolis, MN, Don Howarth, Suzelle M. Smith and Howarth & Smith, Los Angeles, CA, for objector Leslie O'Neal.

FINAL CONSENT JUDGMENT

DOTY, District Judge.

There having been executed a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement, dated February 26, 1993, providing for settlement of this action upon the terms and conditions set forth therein; and

There having been an application to this court for an order and judgment pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure approving the February 26 Stipulation and Settlement Agreement as fair, reasonable,...

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