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Pro-Football, Inc. v. Tupa

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided February 28, 2011No. 1839, September Term, 2009PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtZarnoch, J.

Appellants Pro Football, Inc. and Ace American Insurance Co. urge us to reverse a workers’ compensation award granted to appellee, Thomas Tupa, for an injury sustained while employed as a professional athlete in the National Football League (NFL). Pro Football, a Maryland corporation, is in the business of operating the Washington Redskins football team. Tupa was employed as a punter for the team from 2004 until 2006. While warming up for a Redskins preseason game at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland in August of 2005, Tupa claimed that he injured his lower back when he landed awkwardly after…

2Cases cited44 opinions

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  4. Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
  5. Schisler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. FeinbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2015
  2. Pro-Football, Inc. v. McCantsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
  3. Pro-Football, Inc. v. TupaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
  4. CHICAGO BEARS FOOTBALL CLUB, INC. v. HaynesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2011
  5. MIAMI DOLPHINS, LTD. v. NewsonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2011

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