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WHITE v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Civ.No. 4-92-906.

899 F.Supp. 410 (1995)

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.

September 28, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Glennon, Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and James W. Quinn, Jeffrey L. Kessler, and David G. Feher, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City for plaintiffs.

Daniel J. Connolly, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Gregg H. Levy, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., and Frank Rothman, Shepard Goldfein, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for defendants.

DOTY, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on the appeal from the Opinion and Decision ("Opinion") of the Special Master dated May 22, 1995. Based upon a review of the file, record and proceedings herein, and for the reasons stated below, the court affirms the decision of the Special Master.

BACKGROUND

On May 10, 1995, Class Counsel and the National Football League Players' Association ("NFLPA") commenced an expedited proceeding before...

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