NFLPA FILING STARCAPS SUIT ON THURSDAY
ProFootballTalk.com —
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports (and we’ve independently learned) that the NFL Players Association will file suit on Thursday in federal court in Minnesota to block the league from suspending the three Saints and two Vikings players who tested positive for Bumetanide after taking the supplement known as StarCaps. (Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson tested positive, but his appeal has not yet been resolved.) Per a league source, the NFLPA plans to pursue the effort within the confines of the broader antitrust suit that was commenced nearly 20 years ago by the late Reggie ...
NFL Players Association seeks to obtain injunction in Minnesota court in StarCaps/bumetanide case
Steroid Nation —
... in a Hennepin County courtroom, the NFLPA will seek another injunction against the NFL StarCaps/bumetanide suspensions. ESPN reports on this one: ...
NFLPA To File Lawsuit
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
NFLPA To File Lawsuit From Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com : The NFL Players Association will file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on Thursday, seeking to overturn all suspensions issued Tuesday by the league for any player who took the supplement identified as StarCaps that triggered several positive tests for the banned diuretic Bumetanide, union sources said. The action will ask the federal court for a ruling by Friday, the sources said. The basis for the union’s action is founded on many of the same arguments that resulted in a temporary restraining order ...
The StarCaps News Is Flying Fast and Furious
Daily Norseman —
... The NFLPA is also filing a suitt in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis to overturn the suspensions of the StarCaps Five. (And I'm not slighting Texans' long snapper Bryan Pittman in this, but it's come out that he tested for Bumetanide from something totally unrelated to StarCaps.) ...
Black and Blue all over: The legal epicenter
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Second, the NFL Players Association is expected to file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis to overturn all six suspensions, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported late Wednesday night. One of the judges in that court is David Doty, who has maintained a long-time purview over the league's collective bargaining agreement. ...
Hope for Deuce After All????
Canal Street Chronicles —
Hey boys and girls....ala Rotoworld this morning...
The NFLPA will file a lawsuit Thursday to overturn all suspensions issued Tuesday by the league for any player who took Starcaps.
This lawsuit could eventually be combined with the temporary "restraining order" Vikings DTs Pat and Kevin Williams were already granted on Wednesday that may allow the Vikings to play. The NFLPA case would also include the three suspended Saints. A ruling could be down by Friday.
NFLPA to file lawsuit on behalf of suspended players
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... players on Tuesday would be carried out in a quiet, swift manner – think again. The NFLPA will file a lawsuit Thursday to overturn all of the suspensions in this case. ...
NFLPA Sues to Block Suspensions
FanHouse —
... ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports the union is going to ask for a ruling by Friday, meaning that the involved teams are left twisting in the wind regarding the availability of their players. ...
