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AVILLA v. NEWPORT GRAND JAI ALAI LLC

No. 2006-299-Appeal.

935 A.2d 91 (2007)

Edward AVILLA Jr. v. NEWPORT GRAND JAI ALAI LLC et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

November 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Novack, Fall River, MA, for Plaintiff.

Jeremiah Lynch, III, Middletown, for Newport Grand, Defendant.

Jeanne M. Scott, Providence, for Ramon El Ordi, Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY, for the Court.

In the sport of jai alai, putting forth one's "[b]est efforts" is a cardinal rule for players.1 Discerning when a player has put forth his best, or when he has not done so, is a highly subjective determination, and in the close-knit community of jai alai, careers may be damaged or destroyed on the basis of suspicions and opinions alone. In this case, brought by a discharged jai alai player...

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