Note: I recently started a Patreon for those who want to help support/expand my writing content. Whatever you’d like to contribute is greatly appreciated! End plug. Become a Patron: I mentioned on Twitter that this may be a slow week for news in #SaveTheCrew v. PSV/MLS. Well, I’m […]
Note: I recently started a Patreon for those who want to help support/expand my writing content. Whatever you’d like to contribute is greatly appreciated! End plug. Become a Patron: With the appeal of the May 8th Order in the Modell lawsuit behind us, things are moving forward towards […]
Note: I recently started a Patreon for those who want to help support/expand my writing content. Whatever you’d like to contribute is greatly appreciated! End plug. Become a Patron: After a lengthy delay, PSV/MLS have filed their reply to their Motion to Dismiss (MTD). The original motion was filed […]
Note: I recently started a Patreon for those who want to help support/expand my writing content. Whatever you’d like to contribute is greatly appreciated! End plug. Become a Patron: Well, that was a bit less than I was hoping for. Judge Brown has issued his first Order […]
Note: I recently started a Patreon for those who want to help support/expand my writing content. Whatever you’d like to contribute is greatly appreciated! End plug. Become a Patron: Back in June, the Court set the preliminary schedule for the next year or so in the NASL […]
Note: I recently started a Patreon for those who want to help support/expand my writing content. Whatever you’d like to contribute is greatly appreciated! End plug. Become a Patron: As I expected, the Court has granted PSV/MLS’ modified motion to file their Motion to Dismiss reply by […]
Note: I recently started a Patreon for those who want to help support/expand my writing content. Whatever you’d like to contribute is greatly appreciated! End plug. Become a Patron: Update: A status conference hearing has been scheduled for July 10th. Since we’ve been dealing with the PSV/MLS appeal […]
Today is a big day in the process of determining the viability of the potential move of the Columbus Crew to Austin. The Austin City Council will vote on two resolutions: Item 60 would authorize the City to solicit offers from interested parties who would like to develop […]
If there is one thing I’ve learned since covering stadium issues with local municipalities and MLS, it’s that in recent times, these things rarely get built without a lawsuit trying to stop them. From Nashville to Miami, there is generally some issue that gives rise to a lawsuit. […]
The ruling from the Ohio 10th Court of Appeals, which unanimously dismissed the interlocutory appeal by PSV/MLS was a stinging (though not stunning) blow to the defendants. The order from which the defendants were appealing was determined not to be a final appealable order and was thus dismissed for lack […]
The Ohio 10th handed PSV/MLS a major blow, dismissing the appeal outright before hearing substantive arguments, and remanding the case back to the lower court continue trial. The defendants will either have to comply with the lower court ruling (or risk consequences), appeal to the Supreme Court, or […]
By way of a procedural quirk, we’ve had a number of briefings by both parties on the same case, arguing different things. When PSV/MLS gave notice of their intent to appeal the lower court Order, the City of Columbus and State of Ohio almost immediately filed a motion […]
Note: You can read my analysis of the Motion to Dismiss the appeal by the plaintiffs, and the response by PSV/MLS. The final chess piece has been deployed in the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the Appeal. To briefly recap: The Order, which required PSV/MLS (and the plaintiffs for […]
Things are moving along in the North American Soccer League anti-trust suit versus U.S. Soccer and Major League Soccer. When we last left the case off, the USSF and MLS had declined to file a motion to dismiss, and instead answered the complaint. That meant that discovery could […]
I know this can all get a bit confusing, so I’ll try to keep things procedurally simple. Where we’re at: The lower-court Order which (among other things) requires PSV/MLS to provide certain financial information to the Court (along with non-disclosure agreements), tolled the six-month waiting period for 90 days, […]
It’s an all-Ohio update today. Let’s start off with the procedural stuff. SaveTheCrew: I outlined this on Twitter, but for those who don’t use that platform, I’ll go over it here. We’ve got confirmation that the lower court record has been transmitted to the Appeals Court. That consists […]
As expected, the Plaintiffs in the Modell lawsuit have filed a motion to dismiss the Appeal filed by PSV/MLS, which contests the Order entered by Judge Brown. That Order required the defendants to potentially hand over certain financial documents, tolled the six-month waiting period and stayed a decision on the […]
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) mean the case is dismissed. The plaintiffs filed […]
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, and left them very upset) is a bridge […]
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 on hold while the parties argued over the […]
