Mealey's (November 9, 2017, 7:26 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A divided Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 12 vacated a preliminary injunction granted by a trial court in a lawsuit over the suspension of a National Football League (NFL) player accused of domestic violence and ordered that the lawsuit, brought by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), be dismissed because it was filed too soon (National Football League Players Association v. National Football League, et al., No. 17-40936, 5th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 20052)....