<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>(07-31) 15:50 PDT -- Warriors coach Don Nelson won an emphatic legal victory Thursday when an arbitrator ruled that the Dallas Mavericks must pay Nelson nearly $6.3 million stemming from Nelson's tenure as their coach and general manager. Retired judge Glen M. Ashworth issued his ruling in the wake of an arbitration hearing in June. Ashworth granted Nelson's breach-of-contract claim against Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and denied Cuban's counter-claims that Nelson breached the agreement by accepting the Warriors' job and used proprietary information in guiding Golden State to its landmark playoff upset of the Mavs in 2007. "This was not so much a legal defeat for Cuban as it was an old-fashioned ass-whupping," said John O'Connor, Nelson's lawyer. "We couldn't have done any better. This is a home run." The ruling awarded Nelson more than $1.95 million in past due deferred compensation; more than $146,000 in interest on past due payments; and more than $4.17 million in present-day value of future deferred compensation payments. The grand total: $6,276,638.46. Nelson was on a golf course in Maui when O'Connor called with the news. "Nellie was very happy," O'Connor said. "Being the tough guy, he said, 'That's what I expected.' He didn't think he'd stolen one, because he didn't think he was wrong." Cuban did not immediately respond to an e-mail from The Chronicle. Nelson stepped down as Dallas' coach in May 2005 and agreed to serve as a consultant for the team. Nelson claimed Cuban stopped paying his consultant's salary in July 2006 and also cut off his deferred payments, earned during his time as coach and GM, after Nelson returned to the Warriors on Aug. 30, 2006. Thursday's decision ended nearly two years of legal wrangling between Nelson and Cuban. The "interim award" will become final once the two sides resolve the matter of attorney's fees.</div> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...1.DTL&tsp=1 Lawl. Nellie just owns this guy.
I bet the legal fees are half the amount or more. I would know. Our company has too many friggin' lawyers. Hate them.
Ah, for a straightforward legal thing like this, probably 10k-20k depending on the time invested. Not all lawyers are bad. I will concede that alot are, but it's not 100%. Both me and wtwalker swing that way, if you know what I mean.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kensaku @ Jul 31 2008, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I bet the legal fees are half the amount or more. I would know. Our company has too many friggin' lawyers. Hate them.</div> People say that....until they need one.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Return of the Raider @ Jul 31 2008, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kensaku @ Jul 31 2008, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I bet the legal fees are half the amount or more. I would know. Our company has too many friggin' lawyers. Hate them.</div> People say that....until they need one. </div> No, people say that after they get their first bill.
