"Now facing their greatest challenge — the NBA's attempt to force them to sell the Clippers — it is no surprise that the Sterlings are girding for a legal fight. Shelly Sterling has hired a lawyer who vowed to "go to war" to preserve her stake in the team while her estranged husband, a former trial attorney, has indicated that he will take the case all the way to the Supreme Court.
The record of suits filed by the Sterlings and their various business entities, as well as interviews with those involved, suggest that the NBA should expect a protracted and contentious dispute. Opponents and a former lawyer for Donald Sterling said the real estate mogul regards lawsuits as a stalling tactic and has initiated them even when the facts and the law were against him." LA Times
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This guy was always going to sue. It is in his blood to sue. IMO he is just waiting for the NBA and the other owners to feed him enough rope to hang them with.
The suits will be multi-part, complex and driven home by an army of the best lawyers that money can buy.
There will be at least one concerning his first amendment rights and I would not be surprised to see his sweety (not the wife) testify tearfully on his behalf about the "lovers' tiff" that led her to reveal his private converstaion.
I understand that there are real tax advantages involved in having the equity in the franchise still be in the family trust when he dies. pl
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-sterlings-litigation-20140520-story.html#page=1
pl,
I am a simple girl of the people. You may depend upon it, sir, as people used to say. And I do watch the teevee, but mainly for sports and movies. I just happen to disagree, courteously, with your assessment of Mr. Sterling and his chances at law. I am available for crow-eating purposes should it be called for.
Posted by: Stephanie | 28 May 2014 at 10:01 PM
Hah hah glad to see the old man is refusing to buckle under and is gearing up for a fight. Commissioner Skeletor is going to hate this sideshow.
Posted by: Tyler | 29 May 2014 at 08:53 AM
Tyler et al
Sterling is a badly flawed business man (ugh!), but if he fights back against the ignorant armies of the PC world he is doing us all a favor. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 29 May 2014 at 09:19 AM
No you see Fred, we have racism to fight and racism is the worst thing ever so we must suspend the Constitution and English Common Law (which were invented by white racists) in order to deal with this.
Posted by: Tyler | 29 May 2014 at 02:24 PM
Col,
Just a minor FYI, it occurred to me this might not be widely known in the east: They air "Morning Joe" at 3:00AM on the west coast and do not run it again, and very nearly all of us take the hint.
Posted by: Mark Logan | 29 May 2014 at 05:59 PM
Mark Logan
So, its not really a national show. Well, that would explain why it is so much a New York City show. Sorry, Stephanie. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 29 May 2014 at 11:45 PM
All
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/donald-sterling-sue-nba-1-billion-n118836
pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 30 May 2014 at 05:09 PM
Col.,
"ESPN reported Thursday that .... experts declared Donald mentally incapacitated."
So the NBA, the players, the media, the NAACP and multiple politicians including the President all weighed in on the comments of a many who is mentally incapacitated? A proud moment for all involved. I hope the public pays some attention to the legal ramifications.
Posted by: Fred | 30 May 2014 at 10:54 PM
Fred
Sterling is suing the NBA for one billion. I wish her luck in proving him gaga. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 31 May 2014 at 12:07 AM
Turns out he won't sue after all.
Posted by: Larry Kart | 04 June 2014 at 06:55 PM
Larry Kart
Let's see what he got in addition to the money. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 04 June 2014 at 06:57 PM
Well, luck was on her side; she proved him gaga:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-sterling-donald-shelly-clippers-judge-ruling-20140728-story.html
Posted by: Larry Kart | 28 July 2014 at 06:04 PM
LK
He is not through. He may do something like adopt a child to continue the fight after he dies. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 28 July 2014 at 06:50 PM
"He is not through. He may do something like adopt a child to continue the fight after he dies. "
With the introduction of the adopted-child ploy, I'm thinking we've got the makings of an excellent modern comic opera and/or musical here. Donald, Shirley, the adopted kid, the vindictive mistress, the NBA commissioner -- what a cast of characters! We should collaborate. I see the adopted kid as an Annie-type, with a blow torch voice; Shirley a cross between Mama Rose in "Gypsy" and Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls," and Rita Moreno or Chita Rivera as the mistress. Donald is tricker; I see him as Bert Lahr. The commissioner, who knows?
Posted by: Larry Kart | 28 July 2014 at 07:24 PM
LK
I see this as something like "The Producers." Casting will be critical but when do we start writing? pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 28 July 2014 at 07:31 PM
LK,
Jack Nicholson.
Posted by: Mark Logan | 28 July 2014 at 08:03 PM
"The Producers," for sure. As for when we start writing, perhaps we should wait for events to unfold a bit more. If Joan Rivers had a bit more meat on her bones, she might make a good Shirley. LK
Posted by: Larry Kart | 28 July 2014 at 08:05 PM