Bowers v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n

Decided June 8, 1998. Stephen Murray Orlofsky wrote the opinion for the court.

9 F. Supp. 2d 460 · Cited 66 times

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• Cortez v. National Basketball Ass'n · 960 F. Supp. 113
• Dennin Ex Rel. Dennin v. Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Inc. · 913 F. Supp. 663
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
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• Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283
• Gomez v. Toledo · 446 U.S. 635
• Howe v. Hull · 873 F. Supp. 72
• Tatum v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n · 992 F. Supp. 1114
• Brown v. 1995 TENET PARAAMERICA BICYCLE CHALLENGE · 959 F. Supp. 496
• Montells v. Haynes · 627 A.2d 654
• Shaner v. Horizon Bancorp. · 561 A.2d 1130
• Guckenberger v. Boston University · 957 F. Supp. 306
• Jansen v. Food Circus Supermarkets, Inc. · 541 A.2d 682
• Frank v. Ivy Club · 576 A.2d 241
• Sharrow v. Bailey · 910 F. Supp. 187
• Van Pilsum v. Iowa State University of Science & Technology · 863 F. Supp. 935
• DB v. Bloom · 896 F. Supp. 166
• Leonard F. v. Israel Discount Bank of New York · 967 F. Supp. 802
• Elitt v. USA Hockey · 922 F. Supp. 217
• Michaels v. State of NJ · 955 F. Supp. 315
• Tyson v. Cigna Corp. · 918 F. Supp. 836
• Price v. National Board of Medical Examiners · 966 F. Supp. 419
• Fink v. Kitzman · 881 F. Supp. 1347

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