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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jan. 29, 2015

Retired NFL players to appeal painkiller decision to 9th Circuit

A group of retired professional football players will appeal a district judge's decision that their proposed class action involving the overzealous prescription of painkillers should be resolved under the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players association.

By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A group of retired professional football players will appeal a district judge's decision that their proposed class action involving the overzealous prescription of painkillers should be resolved under the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players association. U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco dismissed the case against the National Football League in December after thousands of former pla...

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