Legal Opinion
Brocail v. Detroit Tigers, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided September 25, 2008No. 14-06-00557-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVA M. GUZMAN, Justice.
In this case, a major league baseball player for the Detroit Tigers (the “Club”) sued the Club for injuries to his pitching arm. The Club was granted summary judgment on the grounds, inter alia, that the player’s claims were barred by the federal Labor-Management Relations Act, the Michigan Workers Disability Compensation Act, and Michigan’s statute of frauds. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Appellant Douglas Brocail is a professional relief pitcher and a union member of the Major League Baseball Players Association. As such, his employment…
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