Ricky Williams ordered again to pay back former team

By Hugo Guzman  |   Wednesday, February 16, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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An arbitration ruling that ordered Ricky Williams to repay the Miami Dolphins $8.6 million was upheld Tuesday by a federal judge, who rejected arguments that the award disregarded Florida law and was excessive.

U.S. District Judge James Cohn ruled arbitrator Richard Bloch was "well within the scope of his authority" in his interpretation of the case. Bloch ruled in September that Williams breached his contract by abruptly retiring. Under the terms of that contract, the former player was required to repay the Dolphins $8.6 million in bonus money he had received, Bloch said.
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