PRO-FOOTBALL, INC. v. TUPA

No. 1839, September Term, 2009.

14 A.3d 678 (2011)

197 Md. App. 463

PRO-FOOTBALL, INC. et al. v. Thomas TUPA, Jr.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

February 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O. Godwin, Jr. ( Elizabeth D. Cardona , Godwin, Erlandson MacLaughlin, Vernon & Daney, LLC, on the brief), Ellicott City, MD, for appellant.

Benjamin T. Boscolo ( Gerald Herz , Chasen Boscolo Injury Lawyers, on the brief), Greenbelt, MD, for appellee.

Panel: EYLER, DEBORAH S., ZARNOCH and LAWRENCE F. RODOWSKY (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.


ZARNOCH, J.

Appellants Pro Football, Inc. and Ace American Insurance Co. urge us to reverse a workers' compensation award granted to appellee, Thomas Tupa, for an injury sustained while employed as a professional athlete in the National Football League (NFL). Pro Football, a Maryland corporation, is in the business of operating the Washington Redskins football team. Tupa was employed as a punter for the team from 2004 until 2006. While warming up for a Redskins preseason...

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