LUTZ v. RAKUTEN, INC. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:17-cv-03895

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Judge:

CHAD F. KENNEY

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  1. April 23, 2019

    Ex-Met's Row With Rakuten-Owned Team Moves Ahead In Pa.

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that while Japanese holding company Rakuten Inc. is not liable in a suit brought by a former New York Mets player alleging the company broke its promise to sign him to a $700,000 contract with the baseball team it owns, the suit can continue against the team itself.

  2. December 14, 2017

    Ex-Mets Player Says Japanese Contract Suit Should Stay Put

    A former player for the New York Mets on Thursday asked a Pennsylvania federal court to keep alive his suit against the owners of a Japanese baseball team, telling the court that the team reaching out to him while in his home state gives the court jurisdiction to hear his claims over a reneged contract.

  3. August 31, 2017

    Ex-Mets Player Says Japanese Team Abandoned Contract

    A former New York Mets player has sued the owners of a Japanese baseball team in Pennsylvania federal court, alleging the team kept him on a reserve list while negotiating a contract with him for the 2015 season and then suddenly abandoned the deal.

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