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Howard Beck: Lawyers for NBPA lawsuit have announced merger with separate suit in Minnesota. One case going forward to expedite process. Twitter

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Kate Fagan: NBA conference just an update about "expediting" lawsuits and filing a consolidated complaint in Minnesota. Will permit case's expedition. Twitter

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Alan Hahn: Boies explains, Minn. lawsuit was amended to include all complaintants (those from NoCal file) to "expedite the case." #NBA Twitter

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Ken Berger: The consolidated complaint including all plaintiffs from both cases was filed today in Minnesota. Twitter

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Ken Berger: "This is now a consolidated class action on behalf of all the players," Boies said. "If we had not done this, the courts would've done it." Twitter

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Ken Berger: "This should permit us to expedite the case," Boies said of the consolidated complaint. Twitter

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Jeff Zillgitt: David Boies: "We have worked over the last few days with the lawyers who filed the case in Minnesota." Twitter

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Michael Lee: Boies: "If the league's approach is to ignore this litigation and go into a state of denial, that will not be in anybody's interest." Twitter

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Jeff Zillgitt: David Boies: "They've made pretty clear they have no interest in talking to us. … I thought this was a case we ought to try and resolve." Twitter

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Chris Sheridan: Carmelo Anthony still listed as main plaintiff. K.Durant, S.Nash. R.Rondo added as named plaintiffs. Will still be called Anthony v. NBA. Twitter

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Howard Beck: 14 plaintiffs listed. Carmelo, Chauncey, Caron Butler, Baron Davis, Kevin Dyrant, Ben Gordon, Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo, among others. Twitter

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Zach Lowe: Nash, rondo, telfair, a randolph now added to lust of plaintiffs Twitter

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Steve Kyler: NBA --- “We assume that Mr. Boies was not happy with either the reassignment of the case from Oakland to San Francisco..." Twitter

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Steve Kyler: NBA -- "or the fact that the new judge scheduled the first conference for March 2012,” Twitter

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Michael Lee: NBA calls NBPA lawyer consolidating cases in MIN "shopping for forum that he can only hope will be friendlier to his baseless legal claims.” Twitter

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Ken Berger: NBA's statement calling this move "inappropriate" and "shopping for a forum" was just read to Boies at his office by a reporter. Twitter

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Ken Berger: Boies called league's statement "ridiculous. Weren't the ones that filed suit prematurely 3-4 months ago before there was a controversy." Twitter

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Kate Fagan: Boies confirms there has been zero contact between the NBA and the players since last week when union dissolved & filed lawsuits. #nohurry Twitter

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David Boies, the lead lawyer for the players, is hoping that a hearing can be scheduled much sooner, in time to save the season. New York Times

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In his letter to Judge Paul G. Gardephe, who is presiding in the N.B.A.’s lawsuit, Mishkin reiterates the league’s accusation — that “on more than two dozen occasions,” the union “has threatened to abandon collective bargaining and commence antitrust litigation to challenge the lockout.” New York Times

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