TEAM:
Alex Johnson
Brian Lerner
Names of the litigants:
Pittsburgh Pirates (Plaintiff)
Dave Parker (Defendant)
Date of the lawsuit filed:
April 21,1986
Court in which the lawsuit was filed:
U.S. District Judge Glenn E Mencer
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Present status of the case:
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Dave Parker settled out of court on December 13th,
1988 for his drug use and contract terms. His deferred payments were significantly
reduced according to Pittsburgh Pirates president Carl Barger, but the specific
amount was never disclosed.
Statement of the issues in dispute:
Dave Parker was sued for breach on contract on the terms that he did not reveal
to the Pirates that he used illegal drugs (cocaine) before signing his contract. The
Pirates argued that his use of cocaine failed to keep him in “good physical condition”
which is a direct breach of his contract. Parker was no longer on the Pittsburgh
Pirates at the time but the team still pays deferred income to him.
What the plaintiff is asking the court for:
Dave Parker was the first million dollar contract in the MLB after signing a $7.5
Million dollar contract that guaranteed him an initial payment of $944,445 on Jan.
10, 1988 and monthly payments of nearly $20,000 until June, 2007. The Pirates are
suing to cancel out the contract and thus saving the team $5.3 million in deferred
payments to Parker.
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