PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Ex-Patriot Owner Faces New Trial
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<i> Associated Press</i>
A federal appeals court ordered a new trial in a $51-million lawsuit that former New England Patriot owner William H. Sullivan won against the NFL.
Sullivan filed suit against the NFL in May 1991, claiming the league’s refusal to allow him to sell public stock forced him to sell the team to Victor Kiam in October 1988 for what Sullivan considered to be a low price of $84 million.
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