Jul 23, 2010
Retired NFL Players Sue Manatt, McKool Over Multimillion-Dollar Legal Win
In late 2008, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and McKool Smith won a $28 million verdict in a class action accusing the NFL players’ union of intentionally excluding retired players from licensing deals, including an ultra-lucrative deal through which the video game maker Electronic Arts purchased the right to use player names and images. Now, two separate classes of retired NFL players have sued the law firms, alleging they blew a chance for much greater damages.