Clay Bennett settles class action case with former Sonics season ticket holders; Angel's trade of Matthews expensive
January 25, 2009
Sonic season ticket holders' class action settled with Clay Bennett. The settlement awaits approval from a federal judge in Seattle.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2010857910_soni22.html
The salient points along the way to the settlement are noted below:
October, 2007: This is the way the whole thing started.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003915562_sonicslawsuit01m.html
Bennett's attorneys filed for dismissal.
http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/trial-procedure-suits-claims/12152135-1.html
The judge sent case to a Seattle jury, which provided a big incentive for Clay Bennett to settle.
http://thesunbreak.com/2009/09/24/the-little-sonics-lawsuit-that-could
What seems like a run of the mill baseball trade actually has more to it than meets the eye. The Angels have traded Gary Matthews, Jr. to the Mets in exchange for reliever Brian Stokes. What makes this deal interesting is that the Angels will continue to pay the majority of Matthews' hefty salary. The Mets will pay just one million dollars a season to Matthews, while the Angels will continue to pay Matthews 21.5 million dollars over the next two seasons. Teams never look very good when they're paying salaries for players no longer helping the club.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/6830701.html
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