A case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Jan. 13, involving a lawsuit against the NFL could have a significant effect on joint ventures and competition.
American Needle sued the NFL after the league entered into an exclusive deal with Reebok nine years ago. American Needle, which had a deal with the NFL to manufacture apparel with team logos, has charged that the Reebok deal illegally restrained trade.
The following Duke Law professors are available to comment on the case:
-- Barak Richman, an antitrust scholar who filed a friend-of-court brief in the case on behalf of the NFL Coaches Association. (919) 613-7244; richman@law.duke.edu. -- Paul Haagen, a scholar of contracts and sports law and the faculty director of Duke University's Center for Sports and the Law. (919) 613-7088; haagen@law.duke.edu.