The long-standing dispute between Biloxi Shuckers (Double-A; Southern League) President Ken Young and co-owner Tim Bennett is public again after Bennett filed a new lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and nonpayment of contracted obligations. (more…)
The summer-collegiate Expedition League, based in the Upper Midwest and Upper Rockies, is suing seven defectors who broke away in late October to form a competing league, the Independence League. (more…)
Major League Baseball and secondary-market ticket vendors like StubHub and Ticketmaster are the targets of a consumer class-action lawsuit, as fans say they are being denied refunds for games postponed and likely canceled so far in the 2020 season. (more…)
We have another attorney willing to make a run at collecting money from injuries suffered as the result of a foul ball, this time in a lawsuit involving the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and Isotopes Park. (more…)
This has been a simmering issue, and it’s in court, as Tim Bennett and Overtime Sports Management Biloxi is suing the Biloxi Shuckers, Biloxi Baseball LLC and managing owner Ken Young over access to MGM Park and his share of the concessions revenue from events he booked. UPDATED: The Shuckers respond. (more…)
A lawsuit that sought to force Major League Baseball teams to install netting from foul pole to foul pole has been dismissed in federal court, as U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that the likelihood of injury was so small it did not merit class-action status. (more…)
A lawsuit seeking to overturn the Minor League Baseball contract system has been granted preliminary class-action status by a federal magistrate, as former players argue that low pay, mandatory overtime and lack of collective bargaining rights violates state and federal wage laws. (more…)
The fate of the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) could be clearer this week, as an April 30 court date could free owners to sell the franchise or uphold a purchase agreement with Main Street Baseball and Clark Minker. (more…)
San Jose will appeal its antitrust lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court, as the city attempts to reverse two lower-court losses in its quest to land the Oakland Athletics. (more…)
A lawsuit that could have derailed development at a new Atlanta Braves ballpark site has been settled, with the team proceeding with its plans for the area. (more…)
Arguing the value of their businesses would plummet in violation of a contract with the Chicago Cubs, owners of eight rooftop bleachers filed suit against the city over planned renovations to Wrigley Field. The lawsuit from the owners of the eight rooftop-bleacher businesses was not unexpected after the owners association failed to come to an […]
Bryan Stow, the victim of a vicious beating in the Dodger Stadium parking lot in 2011, won a $18-million verdict against the Los Angeles Dodgers and his attackers, but former owner Frank McCourt was found to be not liable by the same Los Angeles jury. The Dodgers are responsible for $13.9 million of the total […]
The Missouri Supreme Court reversed a lower-court decision and held that flying hot dogs are not inherently part of the baseball experience, potentially holding the Kansas City Royals liable for injuries caused to a fan during a promotion. A lower court had held the Royals weren’t liable when fan John Coomer was struck and injured […]
