It's Official!
Well, it’s finally official!
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Our sources tell us that Judge Alsup did indeed sign off on the final settlement agreement for the Parrish vs. NFLPA/Players Inc. lawsuit. Once the signed order makes its way into the system officially, we anticipate first checks should probably be going out in early December.
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I would urge every retired football player to write Judge Alsup whether you are on the (thus far) confirmed Katz/Adderley Kessler/Berthelson list of 2062 or not; there is proof of over 3,000 but it’s up to Judge Alsup to demand it as part of perjured testimony.
Many of you know you signed GLA’s but are not included in Players Inc. records managed by Players Inc. employee, Kelly Skubick, who told interviewers she took care of licensing for “over 3,000” retired players in an article published on Oct 3, 2008. Katz refused to use this information which I supplied to him in time to be used in the trial. Kelly Skubick has very recently left her $50,000+ job at Players Inc., a job she told the interviewer that she loved. I now understand that her computer with the records of over 3,000 retired players who are covered by licensing agreements may have been damaged by the convenient fire in the NFLPA offices shortly after DeMaurice Smith took office replacing Upshaw. Katz has allowed Berthelson and Kessler to continue saying only 2,062 retired players had signed GLA’s when he knew that was not true and that the Players Inc. employee who handled servicing those GLA’s on a daily basis said there are over 3,000. That, Mr. Katz, is perjury on their part as I pointed out to you shortly after I gave you that information which certainly extends any time limit problems you claim to exist.
This issue is important since it reduces the damage award in this case by 33% whatever the true amount of the award should be. That is an increase of $9.3 million raising the incorrect $28.1 million to $37.4 million while 133% of $106.9 million raises the Rowley-calculated damages to over $140 million. Since the NFLPA’s Executive Committee calls $28.1 million “Chump Change,” they need a stronger message – like $140 million from Judge Alsup’s court.
PERHAPS THE BEST OPTION IS TO PRINT THIS OUT, SIGN IT AND MAIL IT TO JUDGE ALSUP. LET HIM KNOW WE ALL CARE, WE ARE MAD AS HELL AND WE AREN’T GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE! continue reading »
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Last month In early December, the good folks from HBO Sports spent a day with Dave talking about a wide range of topics from the GLA trial verdict to how retired players were being treated as a whole. The interview was conducted by award-winning veteran Frank Deford as a small part of a one-hour special. Look for interviews with Dave, Herb Adderley, Joe Delamielleure, Bruce Laird and legal perspective from both law firms involved in the long overdue trial that was won last year. The show’s scheduled to air on Tuesday, Jan. 20th (Obama’s Inauguration BTW) at 10:00 p.m. EST. (Mark your calendars and set your TiVo.)
And while we’re on the subject of the trial, this Thursay (Jan. 8th) Judge William Alsup is expected to release some of his initial rulings regarding the appeals and arguments filed after the trial ended in November. We can only hope that the appeals won’t drag on ad nauseam as seems to be the standard operating procedure for the NFLPA. Perhaps some of the people with enough clout could start demanding to see the legal fees wasted so far just so everyone can get some perspective on how much more Kessler and Berthelsen intend to waste of the NFLPA’s money (yes, it’s YOUR money!). I have to confess to some respect for the British court system’s approach to litigation: Loser pays! Perhaps if Kessler and his rich law firm (and Berthelsen as well) had their own money in the game, they might think twice about wasting any more of everyone else’s money. (P.S. – The judge’s final opinion likely won’t be available for another week or so after the January 8th hearing.)
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In another attempt to avoid the light of public scrutiny, the NFLPA took another run at overturning the scheduled Sept. 22nd Federal trial between Herb Adderley, Bernie Parrish, Walt Roberts et al vs. Players Inc. (NFLPA subsidiary). But Judge William Allsup rendered a decision today that cleared the case for trial, declaring, “There continues to exist a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the GLAs (Group Licensing Agreements) guaranteed retired players something more than empty promises.”
Watch the news over the next 24 hours for more coverage on this story. Earlier post on this trial can be read by clicking HERE. You can almost HEAR certain people sweating back at the NFLPA offices…
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Yesterday, word came out of San Fransisco that the Class Action suit, filed on our behalf, was certified by Judge William Alsup. This simply means that the judge felt there was substantial evidence to proceed. (We just posted Bernie Parrish’s personal update on Judge Alsup’s ruling HERE.) So how does the NFLPA pass on this information to you? Here’s their spun Press Release:
Judge Rejects Parrish Claim
Washington, D.C.– Federal District Court Judge William Alsup today rejected claims by former player Bernie Parrish that he should be allowed to represent a class of former players in a suit against the NFLPA. Citing “extreme remarks” and “racially charged comments” by Parrish along with his “personal vendetta against Gene Upshaw,” Judge Alsup ruled that Parrish could not pursue his claims on behalf of former players.
In further support for his ruling, Judge Alsup also cited apparent irregularities in Parrish’s stewardship of the Retired Professional Football Players for Justice, an organization which solicited “roughly $5,500″ in funds from NFL players which are now depleted. Judge Alsup noted that that organization has become inacticve, with no explanation as to how the $5,500 was spent by Parrish. As the Judge stated: “Parrish’s vindictive remarks aimed at defendants, the racial slurs in several of his statements, his stated unwillingness to ever settle this case, and his blemished track record of representing retired players–all demonstrate that he cannot be trusted to fulfill his fudiciary duty to the proposed class.”
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