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Sonic Bust: Trying to Retain Major League Franchises in Challenging Financial Times


Paul M. Anderson


Marquette University - Law School

William S. Miller


affiliation not provided to SSRN
April 3, 2011

Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 117-168, Winter 2011
Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 11-14

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This article analyzes the relationship between a city and team. It uses the litigation surrounding the Seattle Sonics move to Oklahoma City to show how the relationship can break down. The authors then argue that judicial remedies will often be inadequate unless substantiated with strong lease language.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 53

Keywords: sports lease, liquidated damages, non-relocation, specific performance

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Date posted: May 4, 2011 ; Last revised: July 27, 2012

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Anderson, Paul M. and Miller, William S., Sonic Bust: Trying to Retain Major League Franchises in Challenging Financial Times (April 3, 2011). Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 117-168, Winter 2011; Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 11-14. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1830223

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Paul M. Anderson (Contact Author)
Marquette University - Law School ( email )
Eckstein Hall
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201
United States
William S. Miller
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