I think this has relevancy insofar as CBAs, drug testing programs and player rights are concerned, regardless of the league.
The MLBPA had also filed a grievance protesting A-Rod's suspension on the grounds that the league violated the CBA/drug program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/sports/baseball/rodriguez-sues-mlb-claiming-a-witch-hunt.html?_r=0
A-Rod's side claims up to $5 MM was paid to get Bosch's cooperation.
MLB's response:
Finally, I think several BOH regulars will be pleased to reacquaint themselves with “tortious interfeenceâ€.
The MLBPA had also filed a grievance protesting A-Rod's suspension on the grounds that the league violated the CBA/drug program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/sports/baseball/rodriguez-sues-mlb-claiming-a-witch-hunt.html?_r=0
The lawsuit specifically accuses Major League Baseball of engaging in “tortious interference,†essentially interfering with Rodriguez’s existing contracts and future business relationships.
Major League Baseball, in a statement Friday, said, “We vehemently deny the allegations in the complaint,†while a spokeswoman for Bosch on Friday denied that Bosch had been paid for his cooperation.
The suit, in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, came just days after Rodriguez’s lawyers began appealing the 211-game ban issued by Major League Baseball. It is unclear if the suit will affect the arbitration hearing, which is taking place behind closed doors.
A-Rod's side claims up to $5 MM was paid to get Bosch's cooperation.
MLB's response:
In its statement Friday, Major League Baseball said:
“For the more than four decades that we have had a collective bargaining relationship with the Major League Baseball Players Association, every player and club dispute has gone through the jointly agreed upon grievance process. This lawsuit is a clear violation of the confidentiality provisions of our drug program, and it is nothing more than a desperate attempt to circumvent the collective bargaining agreement.
“While we vehemently deny the allegations in the complaint, none of those allegations is relevant to the real issue: whether Mr. Rodriguez violated the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program by using and possessing numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone, over the course of multiple years and whether he violated the basic agreement by attempting to cover up his violations of the program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the Office of the Commissioner’s investigation.â€
Finally, I think several BOH regulars will be pleased to reacquaint themselves with “tortious interfeenceâ€.