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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is utterly predictable, but darkly hilarious, that now that the racists cannot defend the NFL’s practices on the merits, they have pivoted to whether it can be sustained as a class action based on a superficial at best understand of class action litigation and the implications for the NFL of it being asserted as a class action.  Even if the class isn’t certified, this can do a lot of damage to the NFL in the meantime.[/quote]

The odds are extremely high that I have litigated more class actions than you have.  If you think this is a good candidate for certification, you really do have a lot to learn.

Moreover, is you think discussing the procedural prospects of a case is evidence  of racism, I'm not sure there's anything left to discuss.  [/quote]

DP.  I think the piece you may be overlooking is that even if class certification is ultimately denied, the class allegations will give Flores' counsel much greater leeway for discovery into the NFL and various teams' hiring practices than they might otherwise be able to get if Flores pursues this solely in his individual capacity.  There could be some ugly information about to come about these alleged sham Rooney Rule interviews that not only would be damaging to the NFL as a whole, but also could give grounds for an amended complaint that is far more expansive, both in its allegations and in the teams named as defendants.

You are assuming Flores' goal is to win the lawsuit.  I suspect Flores is more interested in seeing meaningful change within the NFL.  Those two goals are not the same thing.[/quote]

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