In February, this column discussed the legal bases and avenues for players to sue the National Football League (NFL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) upon expiration of their respective collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). (See “The Emerging Role of Antitrust Law in NFL, NBA Union Negotiations,” The Legal Intelligencer , Feb. 7.)
The NBA’s CBA does not expire until July 1. However, the NFL’s CBA expired on March 11, and the NFL implemented the infamous “lockout” the following day. Knowing that the NFL would employ this strategy, the players decertified their union — thereby forgoing the protections of labor law — effective 4 p.m. Eastern time on March 11.
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