Monthly Archives: October 2008

Attention All Retired Players…

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

ALL RETIRED PLAYERS AND CLASS ACTION PARTICIPANTS On Tuesday, October 28, I testified in the class action trial in San Francisco on behalf of the retired players. I want to personally remind members of the class action lawsuit, as well … Continue reading →

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Senators Ask Goodell to Keep FREE-NFL Games on TV

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

October 28, 2008 Mr. Roger Goodell Commissioner National Football League 280 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 Dear Commissioner Goodell: Your decision last December to permit the final National Football League (NFL) game of the regular season between the New … Continue reading →

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Sign of the Apocalypse?

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

No, this is not a political or religious message! Yesterday I received notice that a retired player client has been granted disability by the Disability Initial Claims Committee.  No request for additional neutral exams; no denial on a whim. He’s … Continue reading →

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Seeking NFLPA job, Bush lawyer exits

Posted on October 22, 2008 by

Attorney David Cornwell plans to pursue a possible opportunity to succeed Gene Upshaw as head of the NFL Players Association and will no longer continue to represent Reggie Bush in the lawsuit against him in San Diego. Cornwell, a former … Continue reading →

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Former SF 49er Testifies in Players’ Union Lawsuit

Posted on October 22, 2008 by

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ― A retired National Football League wide receiver testified in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday that he trusted the players’ union to market retirees’ images on video games and trading cards. Clifton McNeil, 68, testified on … Continue reading →

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Retired NFL players claim in lawsuit that NFLPA owes them money

Posted on October 22, 2008 by

SAN FRANCISCO — The NFL Players Association purposely excluded retirees from lucrative marketing contracts, cheating them out of millions of dollars in royalties, a lawyer for some retired players said Tuesday. L. Peter Parcher accused Gene Upshaw, the longtime union … Continue reading →

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Jury picked to hear NFL retirees’ case against players’ union

Posted on October 22, 2008 by

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury has been seated to decide whether the NFL Players Association cheated some 2,000 retirees out of millions in royalties from video games, trading cards and others sports products. Opening statements are scheduled … Continue reading →

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Pimp and Circumstance

Posted on October 20, 2008 by

A trial all sports fans should be following PHILADELPHIA — A tale of two Green Bay Packers. On August 7, Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre was traded to the New York Jets. Upon release of this information in the … Continue reading →

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Pro Athletes Receive PETA Award for Donating Their Brains to Science

Posted on October 20, 2008 by

Post-mortem Studies of Concussions Could Help Doctors Better Understand Human Head Trauma and Save Countless Animals’ Lives Norfolk, Va. — For agreeing to donate their brains post-mortem to a study of the long-term impact of concussions, 11 current and former … Continue reading →

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Retired NFL Players, Union Meet in Federal Court

Posted on October 20, 2008 by

Courtesy of NPR NPR’s Tom Goldman sits down with attorneys from both sides and former Buffalo Bill Jeff Nixon. (LISTEN TO INTERVIEW) A dispute between retired NFL players and their union heads to federal court Monday for a trial about … Continue reading →

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