NFL Player Permitted to Litigate Freak Injury Claim in State Court

A federal judge from the Middle District of Tennessee has granted former New Orleans Saints Quarterback Adrian McPherson’s request to have his claim remanded back to state court in a case where McPherson sued the Tennessee Titans for negligence after he suffered a freak injury during halftime of his team’s game with the Titans.   Essentially, the court found that McPherson’s claim had an independent basis under state law and that it is not “controlled” by any interpretation of the