Richard Dent v. National Football League

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD DENT, JEREMY NEWBERRY,

ROY GREEN, J.D. HILL, KEITH VAN

HORNE, RON STONE, RON No. C 14-02324 WHA PRITCHARD, JAMES MCMAHON, and MARCELLUS WILEY, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

Plaintiffs,

MOTION TO DISMISS

14 v. 15 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, a New York unincorporated association, Defendant.

18 INTRODUCTION In this putative class action alleging improper administration of pain medications to professional football players, defendant moves to dismiss plaintiffs’ third amended complaint. For the reasons stated below, the motion is DENIED. STATEMENT This action comes remanded on the heels of six years of litigation and two trips to our court of appeals. Prior orders have set forth in detail the well-pled background facts, assumed to be true for purposes of the present motion (Dkt. Nos. 106, 135). In brief, defendant National Football League is an…