Morton v. Steinberg
Chad Morton, a professional football player in the National Football League (NFL), sued Leigh Steinberg, the athlete agent who represented him, and six other individual and entity defendants for many causes of action, including but not limited to breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, and violation of the Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act. Steinberg filed a petition to compel arbitration, based on an arbitration provision in the representation agreement between Morton and Steinberg which required arbitration of disputes based on that agreement. However, the representation agreement was not the contract Steinberg was alleged to have breached. The trial court denied the petition to compel arbitration, and Steinberg appealed. Court affirm the trial courts order for two reasons.
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