West Virginia vs. Big East Lawsuit

[TallTitan34]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7395240/request-west-virginia-mountaineers-dismiss-big-east-suit-denied

A Rhode Island judge on Tuesday denied a request by West Virginia University to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Big East Conference over the university's bid to make a quick exit for the Big 12.

A trial in the case filed in West Virginia is scheduled for June 25, which is five days before the university plans to leave the Big East.

WVU has already sent half of the required $5 million exit fee to the Big East, and it contends that by accepting the down payment, the conference agreed to the immediate withdrawal.

[Dawson Rental]

Very Interesting, state courts in two different states both going ahead.  I wonder what will happen if they both rule for different sides, that would be interesting to say the least.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Very Interesting, state courts in two different states both going ahead.  I wonder what will happen if they both rule for different sides, that would be interesting to say the least.

I'm guessing that whatever filings have been made in RI and WV get consolidated in federal court, and most likely adjudicated in RI. My Civ Pro skills are so so but this seems tailor made for federal jurisdiction. The real question is what the choice of law is and whether there are any differences in the treatment of state university sovereign immunity which flow from that decision.