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28 May 2012, 1:17 pm by Linda Moss
  Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a libel and defamation suit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, according to the Associated Press and many other media outlets.. [read post]
17 May 2012, 9:30 pm by Howard Wasserman
Having read through Jonathan Vilma's defamation complaint against Roger Goodell, my first thought (Mike's thoughts are here) is that there is an interesting potential personal jurisdiction issue here. [read post]
18 Jan 2013, 7:49 am by Howard Wasserman
District Judge Ginger Berrigan yesterday dismissed under FRCP 12(b)(6) the defamation suit filed by Jonathan Vilma, one of the Saints player suspended in "Bountygate,"against Roger Goodell (but not the NFL). [read post]
17 May 2012, 5:03 pm by Michael McCann
Jonathan Vilma, suspended for one-year because of his alleged role in Bounty Gate, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Roger Goodell. [read post]
4 May 2012, 4:00 am by Glenn Reynolds
RACISM: All NFL Players Look Alike To MSNBC: Living New Orleans Saint Jonathan Vilma photo accompanies update on late Junior Seau. [read post]
24 May 2012, 10:18 am by Ricardo Cestero
After being barred from going after opposing quarterbacks in 2012, Jonathan Vilma is now going after the biggest bounty of them all — NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell. [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 9:06 am by Legal Profession
Posted by Alan Childress We will get back to our tape delay coverage of that exciting Third Quarter in a little while, but currently some of the big plays are being made by Jonathan Vilma, and he is not from... [read post]
31 May 2012, 6:31 am by Howard Wasserman
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the federal defamation action brought against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell by New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma over his one-year suspension for his alleged participation in the Saints "bounty" program. [read post]
18 May 2012, 6:31 am by Howard Wasserman
Yesterday, Jonathan Vilma, a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints and the player-leader in the teams alleged "bounty program" (paying out cash for injuring opposing players), filed a defamation action against NFL commissioenr Roger Goodell in the Eastern District of Louisiana. [read post]
18 Jan 2013, 2:44 pm by Lou M
One of those players, Jonathan Vilma, was particularly vilified as someone who not only accepted bounty money but offered it to his teammates for knocking out opposing players. [read post]
21 May 2012, 7:25 am by Sheldon Toplitt
Linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams (Photo credit: Wikipedia)New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma last week filed an 11-count defamation suit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana arising from the league's response to the Saints' "Bounty Rule" scandal.In Vilma v. [read post]
15 Aug 2012, 10:09 am by Chris Fusco
With the Olympic games going on and the pennant races heating up, you might have missed some important news legal news that developed concerning Jonathan Vilma's lawsuit against the NFL. [read post]
1 Nov 2012, 11:46 am
"NFLPA fights to keep Paul Tagliabue from hearing bounty appeals"“In a statement, the NFLPA said Tagliabue's involvement is a conflict of interest because the former NFL commissioner works for a law firm that has handled bounty-related matters for the league, and represented current Commissioner Roger Goodell in a defamation lawsuit by one of the four players, Jonathan Vilma. [read post]
17 May 2012, 2:30 pm by Elie Mystal
[Dealbreaker] * New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodall. [read post]
8 Aug 2012, 7:00 am by Michael McCann
This is a significant pretrial victory for O'Bannon and his legal team, and also illustrates why the NFL apparently wants to reach a settlement with Jonathan Vilma before there's any pretrial discovery in Vilma v. [read post]
14 May 2015, 3:45 pm
"Jonathan Vilma said he would "tell Brady to fight the emotion of defending himself publicly, lawyer up and begin to devise a plan to beat the NFL ... [read post]
15 May 2012, 11:33 am by admin
The most notable suspension was handed down to Jonathan Vilma, the defensive captain of the team for 2010 and 2011; he was suspended for the entire 2012 season. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 1:24 pm by Lou M
--Linebacker Jonathan Vilma's defamation lawsuit, which is a separate filing from the bounty gate union suit, but is seeking much of the same relief, should probably be kicked out of court because the subject of the dispute falls under the conflict resolution provisions of the union contract. [read post]
29 May 2012, 9:29 pm by Michael McCann
I've written an article titled Power Game in the May 28 issue of Sports Illustrated. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 4:28 am by Todd Ruger
" Training Camp Motion: Attorneys for New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, suspended for the season after the NFL's bounty investigation, is asking ask U.S. [read post]