SIMS V. Argovitz Case Study

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The DETROIT LIONS, INC. & SIMS v. ARGOVITZ case involve three separate parties: the defendant Jerry Argovitz, President of the Houston Gamblers, Inc.; the plaintiff Billy Sims, who was a running back for the Detroit Lions; and the Detroit Lions, a corporation and a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. Jerry Argovitz was acting as Billy Sim’s agent when he was negotiating contracts between the Detroit Lions, Inc. and the Houston Gamblers, Inc. throughout the months of April and July of 1983. In March of 1983, Argovitz was in the process of applying for a Houston franchise in the United States Football League (USFL). Argovitz was later approved for a franchise in May 1983, when he was still acting as Sims agent and …show more content…
By explaining his position with the franchise and explaining to Sims about the conflict of interest, this entire court case could have been avoided. Throughout the negotiations with both teams, Argovitz should have also advised Sim’s to either find a second opinion regarding the contract with the Gamblers, or realize that while a conflict of interest is occurring, he still had the option to continue negotiations with him. If he had chosen the second option, Sims would have at least known the background of the situation and could have used that information to help him make a decision regarding the two teams. Argovitz could have expressed why he wanted Sims to take the deal with the Gamblers if he explained how Sims would be the star player, the face of the team, etc. Sims then could take that into account after also hearing about the negotiations with the Detroit Lions. Who’s to say that Sims wouldn’t have picked the Gamblers if he knew all the information regarding both negotiations? The problem is, no one knows because Argovitz never told him all the information an agent should have communicated with his

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