Posted on 09 July 2011. Tags: appeals, appeals court, Bentley, Browns, choice, County Judge, Court, decision, district court of appeals, favor, joe jurevicius, LeCharles, lecharles bentley, Ohio, rules
Former Browns center LeCharles Bentley will be allowed to continue his lawsuit against the Browns in a county court following a decision this week by the Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals.
The Browns tried to argue that the suit was related to the collectiv bargaining agreement and that state and federal laws support arbitration over litigation. The appeals court disagreed, upholding a prior County judge ruling.
Bentley is arguing that the Browns persuaded him to rehab at their unsanitary facility, which helped trigger him to get staph infection and several surgeries to fix the difficulty. Bentley’s attorney said his client nearly died.
Former Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius settled a similar lawsuit against the team last year.
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Posted on 26 March 2011. Tags: Barret Robbins, County Judge, Crack Cocaine, ExRaiders, Florida Prison, Former Nfl, Fracas, Miami Beach, Miami Dade County, Nfl Lineman, Police Officers, Probation Violation, Raiders, Robbins, sentenced, Traffic Stop, yrs.
Former NFL lineman Barret Robbins has been sentenced to five years in Florida prison for a drug-related probation violation. A Miami-Dade County judge imposed the sentence Friday, more than a year after crack cocaine was found in Robbins’ car after a traffic stop near Dallas. Robbins had been on probation for a 2005 fracas in Miami Beach during which he fought with police officers and was shot…
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