Federal Court Upholds Arbitration Decision in NFL Workers’ Compensation Claim

By Steven Stamps   The United States District Court for the Southern District of California has upheld an arbitrator’s decision that a NFL player could pursue a workers’ compensation claim in California but that the claim must proceed under Tennessee law. The court ruled against Bruce Matthews, the player, on the basis that the arbitrator did not manifestly disregard the law and the award was not contrary to public policy.   Bruce Matthews played in the NFL for nearly 20 years. H