tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post2498812403939383113..comments2023-10-21T11:37:50.732-04:00Comments on The Blackbook Legal Blog: NFL Lockout Lifted; What's next?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-30060059382365734352013-01-17T00:01:52.547-05:002013-01-17T00:01:52.547-05:00Great post. I’m a normal visitor of your site and ...Great post. I’m a normal visitor of your site and appreciate you taking the time to maintain the excellent site. I’ll be a regular visitor for a long time.Tuxedo for menhttp://www.monarch-garments.com/tuxedo.aspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-33927079989691784912011-04-26T15:03:11.944-04:002011-04-26T15:03:11.944-04:00As a practical matter, "abuse of discretion&q...As a practical matter, "abuse of discretion" is a high hurdle. As a legal matter, yes, at least in the Eighth Circuit, "abuse of discretion" means clearly erroneous factual findings (as noted above), or clearly erroneous legal conclusions. Now I don't know if "erroneous legal conclusions" and means the same thing as "clearly erroneous", but if not, it's got to be pretty close.Goutam Joishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691585566720871473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-14924521863522953762011-04-26T13:17:09.025-04:002011-04-26T13:17:09.025-04:00I do think the situation was a little different wi...I do think the situation was a little different with the NHL -- the teams were losing hundreds of millions of dollars at the time -- but your point is valid. Even after the 1994 MLB strike, it took a while for fans to come back. Maybe I'm unreasonably optimistic, but I don't think owners and players will actually kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.Goutam Joishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691585566720871473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-43955696522683723422011-04-26T13:16:53.843-04:002011-04-26T13:16:53.843-04:00Does abuse of discretion really mean clearly erron...Does abuse of discretion really mean clearly erroneous?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911788560018241640.post-31673223587268292692011-04-26T12:51:04.063-04:002011-04-26T12:51:04.063-04:00I hope that you're right. Otherwise the leagu...I hope that you're right. Otherwise the league is going to suffer the fate of the NHL: vastly lower audiences, and significantly reduced interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com