Federal Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court Ruling for NFL in Antitrust Case

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision that the statute of limitations had run out on an antitrust claim brought by the Hamilton County (Ohio) Board of County Commissioners.   The panel found, specifically, that the plaintiffs, who had alleged that the NFL illegally used their influence as a de facto monopoly to pressure cities into picking up the tab for expensive new stadiums, did not file within the 4-year statute of limitations.   Commissioner