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Litigation

Dec. 13, 2012

Manatt, McKool Smith settle NFL players' malpractice suit for $3.5 million

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP and McKool Smith have agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a malpractice lawsuit against the firms by a group of NFL players who were dissatisfied with the resolution of a dispute over video game licensing.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP and McKool Smith have agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a malpractice lawsuit against the firms by a group of NFL players who were dissatisfied with the resolution of a dispute over video game licensing agreements.


Class members accused the attorneys of failing to get them the money they deserved in a lawsuit involving the football players' exclusion from pr...

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