Contract Formation Principles Could Limit Jurisdiction on NFL Claims

By John P. Kamin, Legal EditorGet CEs for reading this column, click here!A Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel ruling this month that California lacks jurisdiction over a football player's claim because he had signed employment contracts out of state may help professional sports teams reduce some of their liability for a rapidly-growing legion of claims from injured athletes, a Southern California attorney says. The WCAB's Sept. 14 ruling in Ioane v. Oakland Raiders, et al. has caught the eye of attorneys who litigate former National Football League players' claims becau...