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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5057325, member: 622"] The Leon County judge gave the ACC a technical victory but tossed FSU a life line. The case was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction - where the court has authority over a person or entity (oversimplified, but enough for a fan site). This means that FSU failed to establish that the Leon County Court has no basis to hear the complaint, though it may be proper elsewhere. Anyway, as many discussed here and elsewhere, the FSU filing appeared somewhat of a toddler rant in comparison to normal court filings. This ruling may be indicative of what a court may find throughout a protracted trial. But not failing to add some home cooking, the judge offered FSU' seven days to amend their filing. Then, the ACC will have 20 days to respond. Then, a new hearing will be scheduled. The judge also stated he will refer the two sides to mediation, as is his usual practice. Mediation should be fun. FSU: Let me out because I am too special for you. Here is cab fare, now go! ACC: We own you. Money talks, Baloney walks. FSU: We will give you $100MM! ACC: Ummm, do you have $100MM? And if you do, that would be a nice down payment with the remainder due a week later. FSU: We will pay you out of our new monies and the exit fee is too much! ACC: So, you don't have any money. You want to pay over time. No interest, no incentive, no nothing. FSU: Exactly! We are FSU' and you worship at our feet. Now let us go. ACC: News flash: No, we never worshipped at your feet. Money talks, Baloney walks. FSU: That's not fair! You forced two presidents and boards of directors to sign the agreement and GOR. ACC: Are you sure? I mean, you did campaign and demand the increased exit fee and the same for the GOR. You had legal counsel and FSU has a legal team, internal and external. FSU (Alford, not everyone): Whhaaaa! I want my way. Now give it to me! ACC: No. Mediator: Well that went well. That should be enough for the day. Anyway, this is likely headed to a protracted legal battle and with FSU's poorly worded and unsubstantiated complaint, the court will likely have to drag FSU' to the finish line. I almost think Alford is hoping to intimidate the ACC into a quick settlement via terror and this blew up in his face when the ACC said no. He is used to bullying people around and insurance companies paying what they will pay anyway, leaving him thinking he is actually a great lawyer while nearly being an actor on behalf of a client. It may be that a protracted lawsuit harms him more and sooner than one would initially think as FSU' will be racking up the legal bills and since his $100MM offer on a payment plan last summer, FSU has been trying to raise cash in any manner of ways but not seemingly getting a favorable response, the FSU BOT will have to watch and assess Alford's dream tactics. Just speculating, but FSU is going to be hurt financially, possibly worse even if victorious. [/QUOTE]

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