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to add, Kawhi Leonard went to San Diego State, if that matters.Originally Posted by lawdog1
I looked at the complaint the players filed in the Minnesota lawsuit. There's no allegations in the complaint that tie any of the players to Minnesota other than Anthony Tolliver. Since the case was filed as a class action on behalf of the players, I think they only need one of the players to have a connection with Minnesota in order for that court to have jurisdiction over the case. Based on that, I think the division of the players between the California and Minnesota suites was just random. But the reason that California and Minnesota were selected for the lawsuits is because the case law from the two courts of appeal that preside over those areas is favorable to players on antitrust issues.Originally Posted by JapanAir21
I don't get it. What's the correlation between these players and these cities?
What does KD, Chauncey, Melo, and Kawhi Leonard have to do with California? Leon Powe went to Cal, but that's it.
Same with Minnesota. Tolliver plays for the Wolves, but what's up with these weird districts and players with virtually no connection to the city?
I think the players filed two suits just to hedge their bets and give themselvese a better chance of getting some relief quickly. Either the California or Minnesota court, if they side with the players, would have the authority to issue an injunction order requiring the league to lift the lockout. Of course, as in the NFL case, that kind of order would be immediately appealed by the league. And I'm sure the league is going to fight to get all of the cases consoliated in N.Y.