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Litigation

Jul. 24, 2010

Retired Players Sue Their Lawyers

Retired NFL players who won a $28.1 million federal jury verdict in a licensing dispute with their union are now suing the law firms who helped them win.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Retired NFL players who won a $28.1 million federal jury verdict in a licensing dispute with their union are now suing the law firms who helped them win their case.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Francisco federal court, the players, now represented by Maxwell M. Blecher of Blecher & Collins in Los Angeles, accuse Los Angeles-based Manatt, Phelps & Phillip...

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