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November 17, 2011 Author Speaks to Cooley Law Students about Famous Baseball CaseThe Grand Rapids campus of Thomas M. Cooley Law School recently hosted attorney Neil Flynn, author of the book, Baseball's Reserve System: The Case and Trial of Curt Flood Vs. Major League Baseball. Flynn spoke about the importance of Flood to the emergence of free agency in professional sports. Flood was an outstanding player for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960s who refused to report to a new team after being traded. Instead, he sued Major League Baseball (MLB) and all of its teams, arguing that the "reserve rule" violated anti-trust law. Flynn concentrated on how Flood's trial was conducted, noting that most scholars focus only on the appeals. In focusing on the trial, Flynn explained that he believed that the union and Marvin Miller, founder of the MLB Players Association, "hijacked" Flood's case and failed to competently advance his interests. Instead, Mr. Flynn argued, the union was riddled with fear and conflicts-of-interest. The event was sponsored by the campus Sports and Entertainment Law Society.
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