In response to the National Football League Alumni Association’s (NFLAA) attempt to limit its liability in a suit, Earl Christy, former Jets player, is maintaining that the NFLAA’s arguments are inapplicable.
In April 2015, Mark Bouldin, a developer of assisted-living centers and a non-party to the suit, entered into a consulting agreement with Christy. The ex-NFLer introduced Bouldin to NFLAA President, Joe Pisarcik. Christy is now claiming that he was fired by Mark Bouldin after Pisarcik colluded with the association and induced Bouldin to fire Christy. Christy believes that Pisarcik wished for him to be laid off out of fear that he might be earning too much money.
Christy argues that after his dismissal, he is entitled to $3000 per month on top of $3000 for each additional facility built. The NFLAA however asserts that upon termination, Christy would be entitled to payment for an additional 30 days. Christy fired back, arguing that “[t]ortfeasors are liable for the amount of loss caused by their conduct. Plaintiffs are to be placed in the same position they would have been in but for the tortious conduct.”
According to Christy, the NFLAA’s request to limit its liability was based merely on arguments that were grounded in breach of contract case law “involving contract remedies between parties to the contract.” Christy on the other hand is claiming tortious interference by a third party, namely, the NFLAA. Therefore, Christy argues, those cases are inapplicable and the NFLAA’s request should be dismissed.