The Eighth Circuit Affirms the NFL’s grant of Summary Judgment in Dryer v. NFL

By Jeff Birren   Hell hath few furies like a U.S. District Court Judge scorned in settlement, and the Court of Appeals typically concurs. So it was for John Frederick Dryer, Lamont Bethea and Edward Alvin White. The three losing appellants had been part of a class that in 2009 sued the NFL for various alleged violations of their rights of publicity and Lanham Act claims based on the use of their image and likeness in various NFL Films productions.   The films include game footage and f