"Raiders Lose Bid on Lawsuit"

A California state appellate court has ruled in favor of the NFL, deciding that the actions of certain jurors in its trial with the Oakland Raiders did not constitute misconduct necessitating a new trial. One juror allegedly told the others that he hated the Raiders and Al Davis, the team's owner, and would "never find for the Raiders." Another juror supposedly wrote legal statements for use by the jury, violating the rule that pronouncements of law should only come from the judge. The Raiders plan to appeal the $1.2 billion lawsuit, which the NFL won at trial, to the California Supreme Court.

Update: In response to an inquiry, the Raiders sued the NFL claiming that the league sabotaged a deal for a new stadium and forced the team to leave Los Angeles. The lawsuit was not given much of a chance for success from the beginning.

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