Law360, New York (February 05, 2013, 8:10 PM ET) -- The National Football League said Tuesday that a California consumer lacks standing to pursue a proposed class action challenging its exclusive license with Reebok International Ltd., a deal that expired last year, because the plaintiff is not an apparel manufacturer competing for the right to sell league merchandise.
The NFL urged a California federal judge to dismiss a complaint lodged by plaintiff Patrick Dang who contends consumers would pay less for branded apparel if clubs licensed team merchandise individually. Reebok's license was won in 2000 through...
NFL Says Consumer Can't Bring Suit Over Reebok Deal
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