NFLAA Attempts to Limit Damages in Former Player’s Lawsuit

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The National Football League Alumni Association (NFLAA) is attempting to limit potential damages in retired player Earl Christy’s lawsuit against the organization. Christy, a former player for the New York Jets, claimed last November the NFLAA conspired with developer Mark Bouldin to cut Christy out of a deal which would have paid him nearly $1.2 million per year. Christy says he introduced Bouldin to NFLAA President Joe Pesarchik and helped facilitate an agreement between Bouldin and Pesarshik to build 32 assisted living facilities around the country using the NFLAA brand.

The contract between Bouldin and Christy stipulated their agreement could be terminated for any reason with 30 days’ written notice. The NFLAA is claiming because of that, damages should be limited to the 30 days’ worth of potential commissions lost by Christy, and the 30 years’ worth of commissions Christy seeks is “more than he bargained for.” Christy is requesting to be paid base commission payments of $3,000 per month and additional monthly payments of $3,000 for each facility constructed in exchange for introducing the two sides.

Christy’s argument details an email chain between himself, Bouldin, and another partner in which commission amounts were discussed. The NFLAA argued Christy’s claims to receive over $1 million for setting up a meeting were “absurd,” and U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore called Christy’s argument “demonstrably weak” when he denied Christy’s motion for judgment in May.

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