NFL Players Union Takes A Hit In Court

A federal jury in San Francisco on Monday ordered the NFL Players Assn. to pay $28.1 million in damages to retired players after determining that the union had ignored contracts covering reimbursement for use of their images in such things as video games and sports trading cards.

The civil court award included $7.1 million in actual damages and $21 million in punitive damages.

"If you do the math, it comes out to $13,000 per class member," said Ron Katz, the Bay Area attorney who represented 2,062 former NFL players, including 17 Hall of Fame members. "I think the former players are going to be very satisfied.

Scott Drake talks with Ron Katz