Raiders lose on the field....and in Court!

[Beantown Bronco]

Hapless Raiders lose in court, too
By Paul Elias
The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 07/02/2007 01:07:46 PM MDT


San Francisco - The Oakland Raiders lost their case in California's top court today after contending in a lawsuit that the NFL sabotaged the team's effort to build a stadium at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles.

The case dates back more than 20 years when Raiders managing partner Al Davis accused the league of purposely not doing enough to help the team move from the antiquated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to a new stadium complete with revenue-generating luxury suites.

The Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995 after spending 13 years in Los Angeles.

The NFL won a 9-3 verdict in 2001, but Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard Hubbell ordered a new trial amid accusations that one juror was biased against the team and Davis, and that another juror committed misconduct.

A state appeals court overturned that decision, and the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that the verdict against the Raiders stands.

The juror said he joked that he hated the Raiders because he had once wagered on the team and lost. The juror said he made the comment as a way to ease tensions during deliberations and that none of his colleagues took the joke seriously.

The Supreme Court also declined to order a new trial based on accusations that a second juror, who was a lawyer, gave other jurors information about the law that the judge did not provide.

The Raiders finished 2-14 last season, the worst record in the NFL.

[bronco militia]

Originally Posted by Beantown Bronco

The Raiders finished 2-14 last season, the worst record in the NFL.

thanks for that..I almost forgot


bwhahaha

[Jason in LA]

I find it interesting that Al Davis blames the NFL for that stadium deal falling through. I interviewed the mayor of Inglewood last year for the elections. After the interview I asked him about that stadium deal. He said that he wasn't the mayor at the time, but his advisor, who worked in the mayor's office when the deal fell through, said that he was in the office the day Al Davis came in and was supposed to sign the deal to have the stadium built. He said that they had a press conference set up, but then Davis said that he wasn't more money out of the deal, and then walked out. The advisor said that everybody was stunned. He didn't go into any details about it, but he pretty much said that it was a done deal until Davis walked out.

[PatsWin2002]

Ok, what's the deal with "HotJason in LA"? Is that Pez's handiwork?

[Jason in LA]

Originally Posted by PatsWin2002

Ok, what's the deal with "HotJason in LA"? Is that Pez's handiwork?

Naw, it was Blueflame. It was a joke from a different thread that involved Hotrod. She changed a few people's name to "Hot" and then their name. It was funny for a minute, then everybody wanted their names changed back. I said I'm keeping it for a little while. I'm the only remaining member of the Hotrod club. You would have to had read that thread to get the joke.