A few minutes ago, suspended Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez voluntarily dismissed his suit against Major League Baseball alleging that it tortiously interfered with his Yankee contract through improper methods of investigating his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs, and also voluntarily dismissed a second suit challenging his resulting suspension. The two notices are here
13 Civ. 07097
N.Y. Times Quotes SDNYBlog Editor in Article About A-Rod Suit
By Charles Michael on
The article is here. In other litigation news regarding A-Rod, Judges Schofield and Ramos issued a joint order yesterday directing the parties to file a “Statement of Relatedness” by today concerning the two cases A-Rod has filed against Major League Baseball. The first is a toritious interference case regarding MLB’s allegedly improper investigation of…
MLB Moves to Dismiss A-Rod Suit; A-Rod Moves to Remand
By Charles Michael on
Major League Baseball today moved to dismiss Alex Rodriguez’s suit accusing it of tortuously interfering with his Yankees contract and potential endorsement deals. The League argues that his suit is preempted by Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), because the allegations are inextricably intertwined with collective bargaining arrangements:…
Continue Reading MLB Moves to Dismiss A-Rod Suit; A-Rod Moves to Remand
Major League Baseball Removes A-Rod Suit to SDNY
By Matthew Popowsky on