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| 15th February, 2007 - 5:31 pm | New York Times - Two former N.F.L. players filed a class-action lawsuit late yesterday in federal court in San Francisco against Players Inc., the licensing subsidiary of the National Football League Players Association, claiming that Players Inc. has improperly represented more than 3,500 retired players and may owe them ?tens of millions of dollars? in back licensing fees.
The suit, filed by the former players Bernie Parrish and Herb Adderley in United States District Court, asserts that Players Inc. has behaved as a representative for most former N.F.L. players while distributing little money from, or information regarding, agreements with licensees like video-game manufacturers and apparel companies. [READ] |
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