Monday, February 14, 2005
Judge tosses skating suit
A judge found that the fledgling World Skating Federation was on thin ice in a lawsuit it brought to stop what it called monopolistic practices by the International Skating Union.
U.S. District Judge John Sprizzo last week tossed out the lawsuit, which accused the ISU of maintaining "a monopoly over the sport of international figure skating."
The judge said the New York courts were not a proper jurisdiction and suggested repeatedly the World Skating Federation was pushing the boundaries of civil law to breathe life into its claims
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A judge found that the fledgling World Skating Federation was on thin ice in a lawsuit it brought to stop what it called monopolistic practices by the International Skating Union.
U.S. District Judge John Sprizzo last week tossed out the lawsuit, which accused the ISU of maintaining "a monopoly over the sport of international figure skating."
The judge said the New York courts were not a proper jurisdiction and suggested repeatedly the World Skating Federation was pushing the boundaries of civil law to breathe life into its claims
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