A California federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by former National Football League players who accused the league of illegally and consistently giving injured athletes dangerous painkillers to send them back into the game.
Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Dec. 17 that the plaintiffs’ common law claims are preempted by the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players’ union which are governed by the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) of 1947, also called the Taft-Hartley Act.
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