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5 Prof. Sports & L. 1 (2014-2015)

handle is hein.journals/profsptla5 and id is 1 raw text is: Route To: / / PROFESSIONAL SI March-April 2014 . Volume 5, Issue 1 and the Bankruptcy Court Changes 'Ground Rules' on Houston Astros By Daniel A. Etna, Partner and Co- Chair of the Sports Business Group at Herrick, Feinstein LLP raditionally, prior to the start of a baseball game, the ball park ground rules are discussed by the managers. Unfor- tunately for the Houston Astros, there was no prior discussion of the ground rules of thefederalbankruptcycourt for the Southern District of Texas before the Astros took the courthouse field. The Astros are a partner in a regional sports network (the RSN) which was formed as a Delaware limited partner- ship to televise Astros' baseball, Houston Rockets' basketball games and other sports programming in the Houston area. The other partners of the RSN are the Rockets and an affiliate of Comcast. Pursuant to the RSN's limited partner- ship agreement, the RSN is managed by its general partner, Houston Regional Sports Network, LLC. Houston Regional Sports Network, LLC is also owned by the Astros, the Rockets and Comcast. The board of Houston Regional Sports Network, LLC is comprised of four individual directors - one selected by the Astros, one selected by the Rockets and two selected by Comcast. These four directors manage the business of the RSN. As permitted by Delaware law, the RSN's limited partnership agreement pro- vides that the partners do not owe fiduciary See Bankruptcy Court on Page 14 NFL Sued for Weapons Ban by M innesota Police Organ zations By Chloe Scheller ince 2003, Minnesota state law has permitted all licensed police officers, whether on duty or offduty, to carry firearms into private establishments even when signs that ban guns have been posted. A decade later, the National Football League (NFL) has undercut that law with its own policy. The league decreed recently that only on-duty officers and private secu- rity personnel can carry weapons into NFL stadiums. The NFL's new policy didn't sit well with several Minnesota police organizations, which filed a lawsuit against the league al- leging that the policy violates state laws by infringing on the right of off-duty cops to carry weapons. The plaintiffs, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) and Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, claimed that the new NFL policy increases risk to the public. By prohibiting licensed police officers from maintaining possession oftheirserviceweapon, theNational Football League not only violates the law, but places the public and law enforcement at unneces- sary risk while impairing the legal status of police officers, the very people willing to put See NFL Sued on Page 8 COPYRIGHT C 2013 HACKNEY PUBLICATIONS (HACKNEYPUBLICATIONS.COM) Attorney 15 MLB, Players Agree On Amended Drug Accord 16

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