Covington & Burling might still be smarting from its loss before the Supreme Court inAmerican Needle Inc. v. National Football League, 08-661, in which the NFL was denied
NFL Players Attack League TV Contracts
Covington & Burling might still be smarting from its loss before the Supreme Court in American Needle Inc. v. National Football League, 08-661, in which the NFL was denied antitrust immunity, but the firm ' longtime outside counsel to the National Football League ' now has another big legal battle on its hands. A complaint filed by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) is challenging the league's billion-dollar television contracts.
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