Court Agrees to Transfer Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against NBA to Western District of Michigan

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Michigan has agree to transfer the claim of the mother of a professional basketball player, who sued after her son died on the basketball court, to the neighboring Western District. Several factors supported the transfer, including the fact that many of the proposed witnesses reside in the Western District.   The incident leading to the lawsuit occurred on March 24, 2018 when, in the final minutes of a minor league basketball game, Zeke Upshaw, a