Appeals Court Stops the Music in Claim against Red Sox

A Massachusetts state appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a trial court in a case involving a musician and the Boston Red Sox. In so ruling, the appeals court found that a federal court had already rendered a ruling, which precluded the state court from reconsidering the legal arguments.   In 2004, Samuel Bartley Steele composed a “country-rock Boston Red Sox and baseball-themed musical anthem” entitled, Man I Really Love This Team. Subsequently, the plaintiff developed a “concep