When Baseball, Television and Arbitration Collide

A discussion of the recent decision in Matter of TCR Sports Broadcast Holding v. WN Partner, where the New York State Court of Appeals ended a nine-year battle in the New York State courts between the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles concerning their respective rights to profits and fees earned from telecasting games. Judge Judith Gische writes: "You are probably thinking—it took nine years in the courts for this matter to be resolved and while it did not fulfill arbitration's goal of expediency, at least the matter is over. Think again."

May 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM

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Judith J. Gische

Last month, in Matter of TCR Sports Broadcast Holding v. WN Partner et. al. (2023 Slip Op. 02090 [April 25, 2023]), the New York State Court of Appeals ended a nine-year battle in the New York State Courts between the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles concerning their respective rights to profits and fees earned from telecasting games.