Brett Favre pushes to revive lawsuit against fellow Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe
by Associated Press from on (#6P3B1)
- Case takes places amid backdrop of welfare scandal
- Sharpe made comments during Fox Sports show
Lawyers for Brett Favre have asked a federal appeals court to revive a defamation lawsuit the former NFL quarterback filed against a fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Shannon Sharpe, amid the backdrop of a Mississippi welfare scandal.
A federal judge in Mississippi threw out the lawsuit in October, saying Sharpe used constitutionally protected speech on a sports broadcast when he criticized Favre's connection to the welfare misspending case.
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