King v. Edmonton Trappers Baseball Club

19 F.3d 27 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kevin Dione KING; Julie King, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EDMONTON TRAPPERS BASEBALL CLUB; Tom Kochman et al., Defendants, and Golden West Baseball Company; Alan MacFarland; Jane Doe MacFarland, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-36610. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 16, 1993. Decided Feb. 28, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, CANBY and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Kevin and Julie King appeal the district court's summary judgment in favor of Golden West Baseball Co. (Golden West). The district court held that the Kings' action seeking damages for an injury that Kevin King suffered as a Triple-A baseball player for the Edmonton Trappers was precluded by the Florida Workers' Compensation Act's exclusive remedy provision. We AFFIRM. 3 Both parties, in their briefs and at oral argument, urge the application of Florida law in this dispute. The issue…