Posted on 01/18/2003 6:00:30 AM PST by Archangelsk
Redskins Try End Run to Save Millions
Workers' Compensation Wouldn't Apply to Team
By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 18, 2003; Page A01
RICHMOND, Jan. 17 -- Legislation filed in Virginia today on behalf of the Washington Redskins ownership would virtually exempt the team from paying millions of dollars to its players for injuries suffered on the field.
Senior Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly have lined up behind the measure, introduced just before today's deadline for new legislation.
The bill was introduced in the House and Senate a week after the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the Loudoun-based Redskins must pay a former offensive lineman for an injury to his ankle, a closely watched case that fed the team's interest in legislation.
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