Professional Athletes, Collective Bargaining Agreements, and Injuries Suffered Away from Team Facilities

By Michael Burwick (Partner), with assistance from Ben Schwartz (Summer Associate), of Greenspoon Marder LLP Never in its history has the American public been so focused on health and well-being as in the past two years.  The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated to the nation and the world that we are all mortal, and nobody is immune from diseases, accidents and injuries.  In the world of professional sports, we have seen athletes fall victim to the pandemic.  Seasons have been t