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As many of you know by now, Fred Dryer is one of the lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the NFL and NFL Films. Many of the retired players have been wanting to know more details on how that lawsuit has been progressing. So earlier today, we had a conversation with Fred and a few of the other players involved in that litigation to hear more of what has been happening so far.
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“The plaintiffs in Dryer vs NFL fired Bucky Zimmerman and Zimmerman Reed for cause.
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“We felt that he lied to us and we had lost our trust with him and his firm.
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“We were fortunate to have retained Bob Stein and Tom Ward and it allowed them to bring Michael Hausfeld and Zelle Hoffman Voelbel & Mason on board in a timely and professional fashion.”
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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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