Loria Wins Arbitration Over Group Of Limited Partners

A three-judge arbitration panel has ruled against the 14 former Expos limited partners in their lawsuit against former Expos Managing General Partner Jeffrey Loria, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and others, clearing the way for MLB owners to approve this week the team’s move from Montreal to DC. With the ruling, the partners appear willing to drop their request for an injunction preventing the Expos’ relocation. The decision removes one obstacle in this arduous relocation process, but how to pay for a new ballpark in DC remains an issue. While DC Council Chair Linda Cropp continues to search for alternative financing options, other members are refusing to go along with BW Realty’s private-funding plan, as reverting to that tactic would mean reopening negotiations with MLB.

“I seem to have an amazing propensity for dodging bullets, particularly when they are not very well aimed.”

— Champ Car investor Kevin Kalkhoven, on rumors that IRL team owner Chip Ganassi and IRL Founder Tony George attempted to purchase engine-maker Cosworth from Ford before he and his partner did
(Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 11/16).

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