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Can a group of fans sue LSU challenging the status of a player due to an arbitrary ruling
Posted on 10/22/18 at 12:44 am
Posted on 10/22/18 at 12:44 am
in a football game. Interesting concept. To sue for relief of course any group would have to show damages which I guess would be a reduction in the pleasure of being a fan or alum of LSU. They would have to probably show they are a tax payer in La or maybe a contributor.
And the suit would be aimed at LSU since LSU is a voluntary member of the organizations (SEC/NCAA) who LSU and the other schools belong to and are an active part of the rules making process. And the relief asked for would probably be dropping from any affiliation with those organizations. Making continuing the sport of football difficult as they could only schedule other non member institutions. Not a lawyer obviously.
And the suit would be aimed at LSU since LSU is a voluntary member of the organizations (SEC/NCAA) who LSU and the other schools belong to and are an active part of the rules making process. And the relief asked for would probably be dropping from any affiliation with those organizations. Making continuing the sport of football difficult as they could only schedule other non member institutions. Not a lawyer obviously.
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Posted on 10/22/18 at 12:49 am to jimdog
Idk but if lawsuits actually came from this I would be sooo happy
Posted on 10/22/18 at 12:52 am to jimdog
How much money do you have?
Posted on 10/22/18 at 1:28 am to jimdog
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Not a lawyer obviously.
Obviously
Posted on 10/22/18 at 1:31 am to jimdog
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Not a lawyer obviously.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 1:44 am to jimdog
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Not a lawyer obviously.
"Not a contractor obviously but I did the tiling myself"
This post was edited on 10/22/18 at 1:48 am
Posted on 10/22/18 at 2:17 am to jimdog
The suit would be by the affected player, and it would be under Civil RICO. You name Sankey, the SEC, and the replay official.
(No NFL bound player would or should do it. See Eric Reid.)
You’d need a friendly forum, that is, not Birmingham.
Since the actual replay official acted in the stadium, it’s possible you could make purely state law claims in state court and make them non removable. Alabama is part of the compact on interstate discovery, so it wouldn’t be hard to get subpoenas out.
There is an ad war going on for plaintiffs’ attorney market share. One of the players in that fight might consider this kind of suit to be smart, free publicity.
to;dr. It’s not out of the question.
(No NFL bound player would or should do it. See Eric Reid.)
You’d need a friendly forum, that is, not Birmingham.
Since the actual replay official acted in the stadium, it’s possible you could make purely state law claims in state court and make them non removable. Alabama is part of the compact on interstate discovery, so it wouldn’t be hard to get subpoenas out.
There is an ad war going on for plaintiffs’ attorney market share. One of the players in that fight might consider this kind of suit to be smart, free publicity.
to;dr. It’s not out of the question.
This post was edited on 10/22/18 at 2:31 am
Posted on 10/22/18 at 2:41 am to JudgeHolden
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The suit would be by the affected player, and it would be under Civil RICO. You name Sankey, the SEC, and the replay official. (No NFL bound player would or should do it. See Eric Reid.) You’d need a friendly forum, that is, not Birmingham. Since the actual replay official acted in the stadium, it’s possible you could make purely state law claims in state court and make them non removable. Alabama is part of the compact on interstate discovery, so it wouldn’t be hard to get subpoenas out. There is an ad war going on for plaintiffs’ attorney market share. One of the players might consider this to be smart, free publicity. to;dr. It’s not out of the question.
Out of the innumerably retarded statements I've ever read on the internet, this takes the cake. Congratulations. Considering taking this one to other sites, this is absolutely share-worthy.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 2:43 am to Mojave1864
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Posted on 10/22/18 at 2:47 am to Mojave1864
Do it. We will see if it happens. I can see GetGordon or others thinking it’s a good marketing ploy. Sorry you lack legal imagination.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 2:54 am to jimdog
LSU fans have no standing to sue.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 2:57 am to JudgeHolden
It would get kicked to federal court due to it being an interstate lawsuit. RICO in no way applies here.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 3:02 am to Ted2010
You don’t know much about law, do you?
It could easily be made non removable.
It could easily be made non removable.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 3:03 am to Ted2010
Players, not fans.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 3:03 am to The Baker
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explain why he’s wrong.
He can’t because I’m not.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 3:13 am to JudgeHolden
No, it wont.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 3:13 am to JudgeHolden
The title says LSU fans though.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 3:19 am to Ted2010
If the SEC is an unincorporated association, it has citizenship in every state in which it has a member. That makes it a citizen of Louisiana, which couldn’t remove on diversity because of the local defendant rule. You’d also potentially have 11th Amendment issues.
Do you even fed courts, brah?
Do you even fed courts, brah?
Posted on 10/22/18 at 3:23 am to JudgeHolden
Is the SEC an unincorporated association though? It's a confederation of member schools but that in and of itself does not make it unincorporated.
In any case this would not be adjudicated to begin with.
In any case this would not be adjudicated to begin with.
This post was edited on 10/22/18 at 3:30 am
Posted on 10/22/18 at 3:26 am to Ted2010
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The title says LSU fans though.
And my post said players.
Fans would have a hard time with standing, but . . . .
A creative lawyer might say they bought season tickets in expectation of fair officiating.
The problem with that is you’d probably have to make it a class, and you’d have to be careful not to trigger CAFA. I’ll have to look at that.
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