Legal Opinion
Matthews v. National Football League Management Council
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2012No. 11-55186PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Bruce Matthews played professional football for 19 years. When he retired in 2002, he was employed by the Tennessee Titans. In 2008, he filed a workers’ compensation claim in California, alleging that he suffered pain and disability from injuries incurred during his career as a professional football player.
Matthews asks us to vacate an arbitration award that prohibits him from pursuing workers’ compensation benefits under California law. He contends that the award violates California public policy barring contractual waiver of workers’…
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