Pro-Football, Inc. v. Tupa

In this case, involving a claim by a former professional football player for benefits under the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act,1 based upon an injury during pre-game warm-up at the employer’s stadium in Prince George’s County, Maryland, the employer and its insurer presents two issues. The first is whether the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission should have exercised jurisdiction over the claim when the employment agreement contained a forum selection clause providing, inter alia, that claims for workers’ compensation benefits should be governed by Virginia law and that the Virginia…