Minnesota Judge Dismisses ex-Players Antitrust Claim as Misplaced

A federal judge from the District of Minnesota has dismissed with prejudice a claim brought by several former National Football League players, who alleged that the league was violating antitrust laws by constraining the sale of their images and likenesses.   In a strongly worded opinion, the court wrote that the plaintiffs “have utterly failed to make out a claim for violation of the antitrust laws, and no amount of legal tongue- twisting will turn their claims into antitrust claims.”