On Wednesday, December 2, 2015, an amended complaint was filed in Indiana District Court by Stuart Williams, the owner of the Pennsylvania-based Washington Wild Things, against four defendants, claiming that they interfered with the independent baseball league’s planned expansion in 2014. The Wild Things are a member of the Frontier Professional Baseball League, which is composed of 13 teams operating mostly in the Midwest states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, and Indiana. The four named defendants include former owners and board members of two …
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Steelers’ Proposed Seat Expansion Sacked by Judge
On Wednesday, June 19, 2013, a Pennsylvania judge rejected the Pittsburg Steelers’ request to force Heinz Stadium’s owner to pay for part of a proposed seat expansion. The Steelers contended the Pittsburg-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority (Authority) was required to pay two-thirds of the 3,000 seat, $30 million dollar expansion. The Steelers filed a partial summary judgment motion to resolve the expansion funding before trial. The judge dismissed the motion saying that the Steelers failed to prove the requirements necessary by the plain language …
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