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BROCAIL v. DETROIT TIGERS, INC.

No. 14-06-00557-CV.

268 S.W.3d 90 (2008)

Douglas K. BROCAIL, Appellant, v. DETROIT TIGERS, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled September 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Ramage, Levon G. Hovnatanian, Thomas W. Pirtle, Michael Jude Lowenberg, Dale Jefferson, Houston, TX, for appellants.

Jeffrey Stewart Davis, Peter Scaff, Houston, TX, for appellees.

Panel consists of Justices YATES, FOWLER, and GUZMAN.

OPINION

EVA M. GUZMAN, Justice.

In this case, a major league baseball player for the Detroit Tigers (the "Club") sued the Club for injuries to his pitching arm. The Club was granted summary judgment on the grounds, inter alia, that the player's claims were barred by the federal Labor-Management Relations Act, the Michigan Workers Disability Compensation Act, and Michigan's statute of frauds. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND...

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