NFL, Dr. Reddy’s, Thanksgivukkah: Intellectual Property

A $50 million settlement of a lawsuit against the National Football League over claims it made money using players’ images in marketing without sharing it with them was given final approval by a judge.

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Magnuson in St. Paul, Minnesota, approved the accord Nov. 1 over objections that it won’t put money directly into players’ hands. Critics of the deal were lured by their attorneys’ promise of lucrative payouts, the judge said.