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PGA Tour files counter lawsuit

Posted on 9/29/22 at 4:19 pm
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9119 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 4:19 pm
Lawyers are racking up the coin.

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Posted by BBONDS25
Member since Mar 2008
48287 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 4:24 pm to
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The PGA Tour filed a countersuit against the LIV Golf Invitational Series this week, accusing the new Saudi Arabian-backed league of trying to induce top golfers to breach their contracts with the Tour by claiming that the Tour couldn’t enforce them,


Tour players are under contract with the tour?
Posted by CFDoc
Member since Jan 2013
2094 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 4:33 pm to
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players are under contract with the tour


Yeah I find this interesting myself.

Do they go into any details about this?
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9119 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 4:49 pm to
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Tour players are under contract with the tour?



Players have to join the Tour.

But I don't understand what the contract is.
Posted by Hou_Lawyer
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2019
1867 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 4:54 pm to
It's a compulsory counterclaim. If they didn't bring it in the answer to the complaint then they'd waive it down the road. Likely a loser but might as well throw it in for now. Can be used as leverage for a settlement but since this is an anti-trust case then not sure how that would factor in.

Also the counterclaim can be used to promote discovery that was outside of the bounds of LIV's initial claims.
Posted by BallChamp00
Member since May 2015
6362 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 5:38 pm to
They pay a fee and sign a contract with the tour about tv rights and other things. Not sure what the entire contract states but I bet a breach of it because of LIV has probable cause to sue.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
14443 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 5:42 pm to
Part of the contract states that you must get approval to play non tour tournaments. I guess by getting the players to join LIV they are causing them to break the contract. Just a guess.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 5:43 pm to
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I don't understand


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by bopper50


Fact
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
14792 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:17 pm to
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TDTOMPart of the contract states that you must get approval to play non tour tournaments. I guess by getting the players to join LIV they are causing them to break the contract. Just a guess.


Wouldn’t the PGA expelling the golfers who signed LIV contracts negate that argument?
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9119 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:17 pm to
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Also the counterclaim can be used to promote discovery that was outside of the bounds of LIV's initial claims.



Seems like all of the LIV Players have dropped out of the lawsuit.

That would seem to damage LIV claims ?

Of course I don't put anything past a judges rulings. Common sense doesn't rule the day any more.

Posted by BallChamp00
Member since May 2015
6362 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:21 pm to
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Wouldn’t the PGA expelling the golfers who signed LIV contracts negate that argument?


There is a reason they waited until they hit a tee shot to tell them.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
14443 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:22 pm to
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Wouldn’t the PGA expelling the golfers who signed LIV contracts negate that argument?


I don’t think so. That would be the consequence after the breach. I am just spitballing here. I am pretty much over the whole thing at this point.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:32 pm to
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Seems like all of the LIV Players have dropped out of the lawsuit.


No they haven't. Easily verifiable with 15 seconds of research

You were quick to indict the LIV guys as bad guys for bringing a lawsuit yet its OK for the Tour. Your throat has to be sore by now
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
14792 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:35 pm to
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There is a reason they waited until they hit a tee shot to tell them.


Fair enough, I suppose. To me it just shows how butthurt the PGA is. I’m not sure why they, PGA, believes they rule golfers throughout.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:37 pm to
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To me it just shows how butthurt the PGA is. I’m not sure why they, PGA, believes they rule golfers throughout.


Davis Love was nice and said hello to Bopper one time in passing. Good enough reason for me
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
14792 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:47 pm to
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Davis Love was nice and said hello to Bopper one time in passing. Good enough reason for me


Golfers are a different breed. Bopper would be able to tell you the barometric pressure while he fluffed a 7 iron on hole 12 at Whatever Country Club in 1982 on Christmas Eve, but may forget a kids birthday.
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9119 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:56 pm to
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Whatever Country Club in 1982 on Christmas Eve, but may forget a kids birthday
.

Unfortunately my wife had a medical emergency surgery right after we married and we were never able to have kids.

I have accomplished many things in this life, but not being able to have a child with my beautiful wife crushed my heart.

So I would never miss a birthday.
Posted by COTiger
Colorado
Member since Dec 2007
16842 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 7:04 pm to
Sorry to hear that. Did you consider adoption?
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
14792 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 7:24 pm to
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Unfortunately my wife had a medical emergency surgery right after we married and we were never able to have kids. I have accomplished many things in this life, but not being able to have a child with my beautiful wife crushed my heart. So I would never miss a birthday.


You could adopt Mingo, he’s probably an orphan.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 9/29/22 at 7:29 pm to
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You could adopt Mingo, he’s probably an orphan.


My dad's love me
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