Jack Reynolds v. National Football League, Charles Young v. National Football League, Marvin Crenshaw v. National Football League

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• finding that certification of a 23(b)(1) class is appropriate in cases involving antitrust challenges to a system of player restraints because “[a]ntitrust violations involving the rules and practices governing professional players may require the imposition of broadly based remedies”
• noting in dicta that “[s]ome leveling and balancing rules appear necessary to keep the various [NFL] teams on a competitive basis”
• explaining “theoretical conflicts of interest [between active and retired football players] did not require subelassifieation, disqualification of the named parties and class counsel, or disapproval of the settlement”
• theoretical conflicts of interest do not require disqualification of counsel or disapproval of settlement
• pri- or to Shutts, finding that certification of a 23(b)(1

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