California Court of Appeal

OAKLAND RAIDERS v. NAT'L FOOTBALL LEAGUE, B163115

In an action concerning a professional football team's relocation to a new city, the district court's grant of plaintiff's motion for a new trial is reversed where neither the conflicting evidence of juror misconduct nor any asserted instructional error justifies a new trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2005
• Published 02/23/2005

Judges

• DOI TODD, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kaye Scholer, Larry R. Feldman, Robert M. Turner, Los Angeles;  Arnold & Porter, John J. Quinn, Los Angeles, Laurence J. Hutt, Los Angeles;  and Jeffrey E. Birren, Alameda, for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant The Oakland Raiders., Covington & Burling, Gregg H. Levy;  Ruby & Schofield, Allen J. Ruby, San Jose;  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Douglas B. Adler, Los Angeles, for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant National Football League and for Defendants and Respondents Paul Tagliabue and Neil Austrian.