Judge Questions Applicability of Calif. Law to Bears' Player Contracts

Three former players for the Chicago Bears will have to drop their California workers' compensation claims after a federal judge upheld a decision stating that they were contractually limited to Illinois' workers' compensation system.Judge Elaine E. Bucklo, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, affirmed an arbitrator's decision that Joe Odom, Cameron Worrell, and Michael Haynes can pursue workers' compensation claims only in Illinois. Odom is a former linebacker, Worrell is a former safety, and Haynes is a former defensive end who was the Bears&#...