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American Needle pt. 3: "I Got Yer 'Single Entity' Right Here!"
(For more extensive background info on this case, see here and here. No, really, go ahead and read those. We'll all sit here and wait while YOU catch up. Everyone is on YOUR schedule, I guess.) On Monday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in American Needle, Inc. v. National Football...
(Follow-Up) American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League: The Sky Appears To Still Be Intact
[See original post here for background info] Oral arguments were held Wednesday in American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League. While we won't have an actual ruling handed down for a while -- I still think this will be a last-day-of-the-term decision if the NFL wins on any but the narrowest...
American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League: Apocalypse Soon?
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but there's a chance -- depending on the whims of a couple septuagenarians -- that much of the NFL world as we know it could come to an end. I'm not talking about the potentially uncapped 2010 season, either. Instead, I'm talking about a United States Supreme Court...
US Supreme Court to hear NFL apparel licensing case
A few days ago the NFL and American Needle Inc. both appealed to the United States Supreme Court for a decision regarding antitrust issues and the NFL's exclusive licensing deal with Reebok. Although the Supreme Court has gone into recess for the summer, ESPN is reporting that the Supreme Court...
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