The NFL filed notice today that it plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling in the case of the Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams and...
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Kevin and Pat Williams‘ case against the NFL was dealt an apparently lethal blow on Friday:
A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims by two Vikings stars facing suspension over their positive test for a banned diuretic. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Magnuson on Friday remanded two of the claims by Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams to state court.
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The NFL has decided to appeal judge Magnuson’s ruling in the StarCaps case:
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