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Law Practice

Nov. 12, 2008

Retired NFL Players Score $28.1 Million

A class of retired NFL players has won $28.1 million from its union after a jury returned a verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A class of retired NFL players has won $28.1 million from its union after a jury returned a verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages.

More than 2,000 retired professional football players sued the National Football Players Association and the union's licensing arm, Players Inc., last year. The players claimed they had signed licensing agreements that entitled them to a share of ...

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