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9 Aug 2012, 12:54 pm by Michael McCann
And instead of looking at age limits from a view directed at David Stern or Roger Goodell or various league officials and lawyers, I'd rather look at the players associations that have approved these rules as part of collective bargaining agreements. [read post]
8 Aug 2012, 8:03 am by joseph bahgat
And perhaps the most compelling reason that New Jersey will prevail is that courts don't hand out injunctions like Roger Goodell hands out fines and suspensions. [read post]
28 Jul 2012, 6:03 pm by Linda Moss
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the NFL Life Line as one of the foundations of the new NFL Total Wellness initiative, which is aimed at current and former players, and league and team personnel. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 1:24 pm by Lou M
That's going to be tough, because the players didn't participate in their own defense at the arbitration, and because it appears that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell didn't do anything other than rule on what he believed was the evidence. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 3:43 pm by Chris Fusco
Last week the NFL Players' Union (NFLPA) filed a lawsuit to challenge the authority of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to discipline players. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 4:06 am by Brennan W. Bolt
: Ed Staton of BayouBuzz.com reports that the NFLPA has requested that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell look into if the New Orleans Saints have been negotiating in good faith with its quarterback, Drew Brees. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 11:29 am by Stewart Young
 Of course, now that I’ve written this post, I’m sure I’ll be getting called by Roger Goodell…   Thanks for letting me post, and I look forward to trying to post some interesting things here while I’m here. [read post]
  When asked about the collusion claim, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell responded, “[i]t’s more litigation. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 8:00 am by ADR Times
An arbitrator ruled Monday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to discipline New Orleans Saints players for their role in the team’s alleged bounty system. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 4:29 am by Todd Ruger
Bounty Hunting: An arbitrator ruled that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to punish the New Orleans Saints and its players for a bounty system that gave cash rewards for injuries to specific players on the other team, the Associated Press reports. [read post]
31 May 2012, 6:31 am by Howard Wasserman
The argument, I guess, is that in suing over Goodell's statements reporting his findings and punishment, Vilma is functionally challenging Goodell's exercise of that power. [read post]
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]
24 May 2012, 10:18 am by Ricardo Cestero
  Last week, Vilma sued Goodell for defamation based on Goodells accusations that Vilma participated in the New Orleans Saints’ bounty program. [read post]
23 May 2012, 3:20 pm by Michael McCann
I have a new column for SI.com on today's big news - another legal headache for Roger Goodell. [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]
18 May 2012, 6:31 am by Howard Wasserman
If Goodell does challenge personal jurisdiction, the precdent that Vilma must overcome comes, ironically, from Roger Clemens' defamation action against Brian McNamee (not to be confused with the government's seemingly abortive prosecution of Clemens for perjury). [read post]
18 May 2012, 6:21 am by John H Curley
On Wednesday he heard the dispute between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over whether Commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to discipline employees for actions committed before the contract was signed in August. [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]
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]
7 May 2012, 11:06 pm by Hull and Hull LLP
Roger Goodell has made great strides since becoming NFL commissioner in 2006, introducing preseason baseline concussion testing, for example, not to mention the unprecedented smackdown of the Saints players implicated in the bounty scandal earlier this month. [read post]