March 21, 2016
A Florida state judge on Monday nixed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' bid to compel former placekicker Lawrence Tynes to arbitrate his $20 million complaint over his career-ending staph infection in Florida state court, saying that there's no significant relationship between his claims and his NFL contract.
September 24, 2015
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers must face a $20 million complaint over former placekicker Lawrence Tynes' career-ending staph infection in Florida state court, a federal judge in the state ruled Thursday, finding the case didn't rely on the NFL's collective bargaining agreement and therefore wasn't preempted.
September 17, 2015
Former NFL placekicker Lawrence Tynes told a Florida federal judge Wednesday that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have distorted his $20 million complaint over a career-ending staph infection in an attempt to get the case dismissed as preempted by federal labor law.
September 10, 2015
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers told a Florida federal judge on Thursday that discovery in a $20 million case by former placekicker Lawrence Tynes over a career-ending staph infection should be put on hold until the judge decides whether to dismiss the complaint or remand it to state court.
August 24, 2015
Former NFL placekicker Lawrence Tynes told a Florida federal judge Monday that his $20 million case against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over a career-ending staph infection belongs in state court, arguing his claims don't depend on an interpretation of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement.
July 23, 2015
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers asked a Florida federal judge on Wednesday to toss former placekicker Lawrence Tynes' $20 million suit over a career-ending staph infection, arguing that the case is preempted by the National Football League's collective bargaining agreement with its players' union.
July 08, 2015
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers removed to Florida federal court Tuesday a $20 million suit brought by former placekicker Lawrence Tynes, who claims the National Football League team's negligence in keeping clean facilities led to his contracting a career-ending staph infection.