An arbitrator's ruling requiring 49 ex-players to stop pursuing California workers' compensation claims violates a recent precedent set forth by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, according to a lawsuit filed by the players' attorneys this week. Attorneys representing 49 former National Football League players filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday seeking to overturn an arbitrator's decision that would prevent the players from pursuing workers' compensation claims in California. Players prefer to file workers' compe...
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