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NBA, Former Referee Agree To End Dispute Over Vax Firing

By David Steele · September 30, 2025, 7:53 PM EDT

The National Basketball Association will pay former referee Leroy Richardson nearly $700,000 to resolve his remaining claims regarding his firing for refusing the league's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the two sides told...

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Case Information

Case Title

Richardson v. The National Basketball Association et al

Case Number

1:23-cv-06926

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

August 07, 2023

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