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Judge dismisses NFL retiree lawsuit vs. union

The Columbian
Published: May 28, 2012, 5:00pm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A lawsuit filed against the NFL Players Association by retirees has been dismissed.

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued her order Tuesday from St. Paul, Minn.

Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller, a former Minnesota Vikings star, was the lead plaintiff in the complaint that argued current players and their attorneys had no right to bargain with NFL owners about retiree benefits because they weren’t legally a union last summer.

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