California Appeals Court Affirms for NFL in Raiders Case

A California appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that dismissed a claim brought by the Oakland Raiders, which alleged, among other things, that the National Football League breached its fiduciary duty to the team.   The impetus for the litigation was the team’s claim that “it was discriminated against and treated unfavorably as compared with the other member clubs, thereby placing it at a competitive disadvantage.”   It claimed specifically that the alleged breach