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appmanga

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1. In fairness, the USFL WON that lawsuit..

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 25, 2024, 04:30 PM

Mar 25

...and the jury awarded them ONE DOLLAR. Treble damages for anti-trust brought that amount to three whole dollars.

The plaintiffs never bothered to pick up or cash the check, which has been gaining interest for nearly 40 years. It was up to $3.76 by the time of this article from 2023: http://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/lawsuit/1518733.html

Something I didn't know is the league did recover $6 million in court costs. They should have kept Trump's share.

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From a juror in the 1986 trial where Trump wrecked the USFL [View all] kpete Mar 25 OP

In fairness, the USFL WON that lawsuit.. appmanga Mar 25 #1

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