 In another effort to keep themselves afloat while at the same time attacking the more established National Football League, the USFL filed an antitrust lawsuit against the older league, claiming it had established a monopoly with respect to television broadcasting rights, and in some cases, on access to stadium venues.The case was first heard by Judge Peter K. Leisure.The USFL claimed that the NFL had bullied ABC, CBS and NBC into not televising USFL games in the fall.