Legal Opinion
James L. Turner v. Theodore v. Wells, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 18, 2018No. 16-15692PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a law firm’s investigation of the Miami Dolphins professional football organization. The National Football League (“NFL”) hired the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and one of its partners, Theodore Wells,'to investigate allegations of bullying within the Dolphins organization. After receiving Paul, Weiss’s report, the Dolphins fired their offensive line coach, James Turner, in February 2014.
Paul, Weiss’s investigation centered on the bullying of a football player, Jonathan Martin, who abruptly left the Dolphins team midway…
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