To mix my sports metaphors: We have a bit of hardball on the soccer pitch from the plaintiffs here. To briefly recap: The defendants filed a motion to dismiss this lawsuit back on April 20, 2018. Victory by the defendants would (likely)… Read More ›
Lawsuits
SaveTheCrew: PSV/MLS File Appeal of Ruling; Argue Court Wrongly Granted Toll of Six-Month Notice and Compliance with Process for Sale
I had a feeling this was coming. Nothing about the action of defendants has indicated they were going to play particularly nice. In this case, PSV/MLS have decided that the ruling (which I understand came as a shock to them,… Read More ›
NASL v. USSF/MLS: Dramatic Change in Tactics as Defendants File Answer to Amended Complaint
We’ve had a pretty big change in legal strategy in the NASL v. USSF/MLS anti-trust case. As far back as October, USSF (then the only defendant) was angling to file a motion to dismiss the anti-trust case. That was put… Read More ›
NASL Files Response to USSF Board’s Motion to Dismiss; Accuses Sunil Gulati of Improperly Persuading Board Member to Vote to De-sanction NASL
The responsive briefing from the NASL to the USSF motion to dismiss the Breach of Fiduciary Duty lawsuit is in, and there are a couple of notable accusations. Primarily, New York Cosmos owner Rocco Commisso accuses Sunil Gulati of what I… Read More ›
May 11th: Motion Day (Or: Worst Friday Happy Hour Ever)
If your idea of a fun Friday is pouring over motions in various lawsuits in the United States soccer universe, then May 11th is lining up as the best day ever. Assuming the parties comply with the scheduling orders/agreements, we’ll… Read More ›
SaveTheCrew: Rulings From Judge Provide Boost to Plaintiffs
Whoa. The court came back with rulings from the Status Conference held last week. And boy…I wasn’t expecting this. I assumed we’d just get some scheduling orders with regard to when the motions would be argued. We got more than… Read More ›
SaveTheCrew: Defendants Ask for Short Extension to Turn in Homework
A minor update here: The defendants in the Modell lawsuit have asked for a short extension to complete their briefs in the motion to dismiss, motion to compel discovery and motion to toll. These are all unopposed by the plaintiffs,… Read More ›
