Judge Grants NFL’s Motion to Dismiss Prescription Drug Claim Brought by Players

A federal judge from the Northern District of California has granted the NFL’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by several former players, who claimed the league supported an environment in which prescription drugs and controlled substances were “illegally administered” by athletic trainers and other medical professionals.   In so ruling, the judge found that Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) preempted the plaintiffs’ common law claims. More generally, the