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Judge Susan Nelson’s court in Minneapolis MN just ordered parties to the earlier enjoined lawsuits to a case management conference on Aug. 10, 2011. What’s interesting to note is that Judge Nelson anticipates ordering all parties to bring participants who have settlement authority to a mediation hearing before Judge Boylan in Federal Court on Aug. 15, 2011.
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Since all the active players’ issues are presumably now settled, it would seem that the only remaining issues to be discussed, negotiated and settled are retired players’ claims.
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We’ve uploaded a copy of both letters to Scribd for easy viewing and to also make them downloadable. You can also click the Enlarge icon in the center of the menu at the bottom of the viewing screen to enlarge it for easier navigation (just hit the ESC key to close):
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Order Setting Case Management Conference and Mediation
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This just came in over the wire regarding the new class action lawsuit with the NFL and NFL Films. The courts in Minnesota have upheld the suit and is allowing it to proceed. Here’s the press release along with a copy of the Order Denying the NFL’s Motion to stop the lawsuit posted on Scribd for easier access and viewing. (Click on the FULL SCREEN button to enlarge it for easier navigation – hit the ESC key to close. You can also click the DOWNLOAD button to save a PDF copy for printing and reading. )

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