Law360, New York (November 16, 2011, 7:55 PM ET) -- National Basketball Association players' twin antitrust class actions against the NBA and team owners, lodged Tuesday in California and Minnesota federal courts, have set the stage for a jurisdictional brawl as the two sides vie for the most favorable forum to extract concessions in a future deal, experts say.
The players brought the legal action after negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement with the NBA broke down, and they moved to decertify their union in order to pursue antitrust violations against the league, but many...
NBA Players Gear Up For Jurisdiction War In Antitrust Case
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