Entertainment & Sports Law
Retired NFL Players Get $28.1M, Including $21M in Punitives
Posted Nov 10, 2008, 06:39 pm CST
By Martha Neil
Developing: A federal jury in San Francisco today awarded $7.1 million in compensatory damages to a group of retired National Football League players, finding that the NFL Players Association didn't properly market their images.
The plaintiffs also got $21 million in punitive damages, according to a Canadian Press article.
"The class action lawsuit represents 2,056 retirees who contend the union cut them out of lucrative licensing deals," the article notes.
Earlier coverage:
Canadian Press: "Retired NFL players suing union over royalties"
San Francisco Chronicle: "Retired players take on NFLPA"