NFL LOCKOUT PRESSER

Shot 04/06/2011.## St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN) — The long, complicated legal road for NFL players and owners kicked off in a federal courtroom Wednesday, as both sides made their case for and against lifting a lockout that could delay the start of the football season. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Susan Richard Nelson said she expected to make a decision in a couple of weeks. The lockout is the result of an ongoing dispute between the NFL owners and the players who failed to reach a collective-bargaining agreement last month. Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and seven other players have filed a lawsuit on behalf of other current and eligible NFL players against the league to halt the lockout, which could affect the start of the 2011-12 season scheduled for September 8. They want a preliminary injunction to block the lockout. The players also want a future trial to determine if the NFL lockout is in violation of federal antitrust laws. In his opening statement to the judge, the players' attorney James Quinn stressed the players face "irreparable harm" to their careers, income and health, if a preliminary injunction is not granted. NFL attorney David Boies disagreed with that position. "They say there is irreparable harm, we say there is not," Boies told the judge. "There are numerous factual disagreements between the parties." ##

Channel: CNN ImageSource Video Length: 4m 53s Date Found: Fri, Apr 15 2011 7:48 PM Category: Stock Footage Date Produced: Wed, Apr 06 2011 12:00 AM View Count: 0