Delay of Game Dooms Cincinnati’s Antitrust Claim Against the NFL

A federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio has granted the NFL’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the statute of limitations had run out on an antitrust claim brought by the Hamilton County (Ohio) Board of County Commissioners.   Specifically, the commissioners had alleged in 2003 that the NFL illegally used their influence as a de facto monopoly to pressure cities into picking up the tab for expensive new stadiums. The county was seeking $200 million in punitive damages fr