mornelithe said:
Yes, I'm well aware 2.5 million is chump change, however, if Sterling decides to fight it, I don't see why he would. Beyond that, why would the court give him a stay? Courts rarely want to get involve in Sports leagues already agreed upon contracts/constitutions. It's a club..they voted you in, there shouldn't be any problem with voting him out. |
Because it's very standard legal precedence. If you are fighting a fine like that, generally any penalty for not paying that fine is on hold. Think about if that wasn't the case...
If your just an average guy and you sign a contract like that, they could fine you basically fine you for all the money you have. Making it impossible for you to even put up a legal defense.
It'd be carte blanche for companies to ruin ANYBODY for any reason because nobody would ever have the resources to fight huge unreasonable fines.
Hell, look at the Bundy Ranch thing. Your aware of that. It took the feds forever to act, specifically because he kept taking them to court, meaning their fines kept getting delayed until all legal recource was exhuasted.
