Is the NFL an “Employer?”- The StarCaps Case Goes to Trial

By Robert Clayton and V. John Ella   At this point, it is not clear who is less likely to start the next season for the Minnesota Vikings, defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, who are in the midst of a lawsuit with the National Football League (“NFL”), or veteran quarterback Brett Favre, who has not yet announced if he will return.   The lawsuit brought by the two Williamses (unrelated) against the NFL challenges their 2008 suspension for testing positive for “StarC