6th Cir. Tosses Ohio Lawyer's Suit Alleging NBA, Players' Union Unlawfully Blocked Him From Becoming an Agent
"Generally speaking, the Sherman Act prohibits monopolizing or unreasonably restraining trade and commerce," wrote the Sixth Circuit panel. "But Congress did not dispatch the Act to cover all actors," and one example of that is labor unions, such as the NBPA, which "Congress broadly exempted them from the Act's prohibitions."
January 04, 2023 at 10:13 AM
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AntitrustA federal appeals court has ruled against an Ohio lawyer who alleged the National Basketball Players Association and the National Basketball Association acted together to wrongfully prevent him from taking a certification exam required for prospective NBA agents.
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