Hiring an attorney typically isn’t major news, especially in U.S. Soccer litigation these days. That said, when you hire a high-powered California law firm to assist in the litigation of a federal case out of New York, it does raise a few eyebrows. And so it is with […]
With a discovery cutoff of April 30, 2019, the parties in the NASL v. USSF/MLS anti-trust case are starting to prepare to obtain the necessary documents to bring this matter closer to a conclusion. To be sure, we’re still likely ten or so months out from a trial […]
You didn’t forget there were other lawsuits in U.S. Soccer besides SaveTheCrew, did you? With the motion to dismiss the Modell lawsuit set for next month, and the MLS2ATX proposal resolved (for now), I’m afforded an opportunity to check in with the NASL v. USSF/MLS anti-trust lawsuit. When last […]
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 […]
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 […]
Just a couple of personal/media notes here. First, if you’re looking for a long form discussion keeping you up to date on the latest NASL/USSF/MLS legal happenings, I joined the Feuerstein’s Fire podcast with Daniel and Kartik Krishnaiyer to chat about the latest. Good 45-minute discussion, so give it a listen. […]
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 could only guess would be “improperly persuading” board […]
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 have no less than three motions set for […]
Out of the ashes of the scorched-earth legal proceedings involving the North American Soccer League, the United States Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer comes a glimmer of a path forward. I shouldn’t overstate this; it barely qualifies as spark at this point. But as first reported by Brian […]
You can read Part I here. You can read Part II here. You can read Part III here. I’ve been preoccupied with the #SaveTheCrew happenings, but lest we forget, the business end of the NASL/USSF drama is about to pick up. The motion to dismiss (or answer to the amended […]
Note: You can read Part I here. Continuing the discussion on the U.S. Soccer Federation’s motion to dismiss the complaint filed by the North American Soccer League in New York alleging breach of fiduciary duty, I left off summarizing what the USSF had to say about the facts alleged […]
Note: I’m going to end up breaking this up into two parts: The Facts (Part I) and the Law (Part II). There are seemingly more lawsuits than professional leagues in the United States right now, but US Soccer is looking to reduce that number by at least one. […]
Well, that’s the last time I mock soccer and/or legal gods. The deadline was today for the US Soccer Federation to file their responsive documents in the New York State lawsuit filed by the North American Soccer League, in which they alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the USSF board members. […]
It seems we can’t go more than a few days without drama in United States Soccer. With prospective cities dropping out of the running left and right to be hosts for the 2026 World Cup, we got word a couple of weeks ago that the three teams (effectively) remaining in the […]
You can read Part I here. There’s likely to be a lot of news coming out this week in Lawsuit Land, so before I get overloaded between my actual work and whatever else happens, I figured it would be a good time to continue the story on the amended […]
As I previously discussed, the NASL indicated that they would likely amend their federal anti-trust violation complaint. Well, they did that and then some, formally adding MLS as a defendant in the federal anti-trust case. This was not necessarily unexpected, as there was always the potential for NASL […]
Off the legal track for a minute, but it looks like there are some changes in store for the 2018 US Open Cup. The piddly prize amounts have been raised modestly, and there will be some changes made to the format. H/t to LeanZinger, who dug this out first. Another […]
Much like the CSI enterprise, with multiple franchises littered throughout the television landscape, there are no shortage of lawsuits involving US Soccer. The New York case, filed by the NASL in New York State Court, alleges that the members of the US Soccer Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties, based […]
Feuerstein’s Fire #363: NASL v. USSF Lawsuit Update Show No fireworks tonight, but there was what I thought was an engaging discussion regarding all things US Soccer at the lower divisions, which these days focuses mostly around the lawsuits filed by the NASL against the USSF. First up […]
No, this won’t be a weekly feature (at least I don’t think it will), but with some time having passed since New York Cosmos owner Rocco Commisso’s remarkable conference call, and with some time before we get more substantive documents in the various lawsuits, I figured I’d ask […]
