Frank McCourt sued by Boston law firm
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt was sued on Monday by Bingham McCutchen, the Boston law firm that drafted the since-invalidated property agreement that McCourt had relied upon to establish his sole ownership of the Dodgers.
In the suit, Bingham asks a Massachusetts court to declare that the firm "met the standard of care for professionals providing legal representation," which would essentially deprive McCourt of the chance to sue Bingham for malpractice should he lose control of the Dodgers.
The suit alleges that McCourt "in recent months . . . has threatened to sue Bingham." The suit also claims that McCourt has cited the alleged malpractice in refusing to pay Bingham "hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid legal fees."
The suit further alleges: "Any injury, loss or expense he has sustained or will sustain were caused not by Bingham's conduct, but by his own widely-publicized financial problems, huge withdrawals of cash from the Dodgers, and strained relations with Major League Baseball. None of this is attributable to Bingham's work."
Spokesmen for Bingham and McCourt did not immediately return calls for comment.
-- Bill Shaikin
Photo: Los Angeles Dodgers chairman and owner Frank McCourt, before a game at Dodger Stadium, July 4, 2006. Credit: Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times
Well I guess that more more money that Frank will need.
Posted by: OldBrooklynFan | 04/11/2011 at 05:27 PM
Josh Rawitch will announce tomorrow morning that this lawsuit is a simple misunderstanding and Dodger Stadium is sold out the remainder of the year.
It boggles the mind to think what kind of dirt this suit and subsequent trial would uncover. Eventually they would find Frank McCourt hiding in the same hole they found Saddam Hussein
Posted by: Skyharbor | 04/11/2011 at 06:17 PM
Lawyers...
Well, anything that causes Frank some problems can't be all bad.
Posted by: Labeldude | 04/11/2011 at 06:25 PM
lawyers and rich people ... God love 'em
news that was predictable
elsewhere, the sun is going to rise in the East on Tuesday...Forecasters say blah blah blah
Posted by: alanw19 | 04/11/2011 at 06:26 PM
Well, the dirt keeps coming on this stooge! GTFO of LA please!
Posted by: campc4 | 04/11/2011 at 08:37 PM
Frank, sell the team. You might get a good price, now, but if you wait, you might have to give it away.
Posted by: Steve Wimer | 04/12/2011 at 04:49 AM
This is just posturing by Bingham McCutchen. They know if Frank does sue them, they have a serious liability exposure dangling here. This may be the the one case Frank can actually win, because Jamie is kicking his @##.
Posted by: bluz1st | 04/12/2011 at 07:29 AM
ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When will all the distractions come to an end?
Go away Frank!
Posted by: Angelino | 04/12/2011 at 07:41 AM
When you go to the dictionary and look up slime, there's a picture of both McCourts. Not only do they deserve each other, but Frank is now getting everything he deserves. If only Selig would listen.
Posted by: McCourt blows | 04/12/2011 at 08:50 AM
Waiting in the wings. A class action suit to the McCourts by the angry and unsafe Dodger ticket holders.
Posted by: swf | 04/12/2011 at 11:01 AM