ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge has sided with NFL players and granted their request for a preliminary injunction to lift the lockout.
|U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued her ruling late Monday. The ruling gives the players an early victory in their fight with NFL owners over a new collective bargaining agreement in the $9 billion business.
|Owners imposed the lockout after talks broke down on March 11 and the players disbanded their union. The players say the lockout is causing irreparable harm to their careers. A group of players filed the injunction request along with an antitrust lawsuit against the league.
|The owners argued it was their right to institute the lockout. They are expected to appeal Nelson's ruling.
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