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Dec. 12, 2018

Oakland files antitrust suit against the Raiders over the team’s exit to Las Vegas

The city of Oakland sued the Oakland Raiders football franchise along with the National Football League and each of its other 31 teams, alleging that the team violated federal antitrust law and breached its contract by deciding to move the team to Las Vegas.

Oakland files antitrust suit against the Raiders over the team’s exit to Las Vegas
Clifford Pearson, of Pearson Simon Warshaw LLP, is representing the city of Oakland in a federal antitrust lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders and the NFL.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The city of Oakland sued the Oakland Raiders football franchise along with the National Football League and each of its other 31 teams, alleging that the team violated federal antitrust law and breached its contract by deciding to move the team to Las Vegas.

The lawsuit did not ask an Oakland district court to stop the Raiders' move to Las Vegas but seeks to recover alleged damages resulting from the move, including ...

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