ACC launches new appeal in FSU fight
TALLAHASSEE — In the latest move in a fierce legal battle, the Atlantic Coast Conference has appealed a Leon County circuit judge’s refusal to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Florida State University against the ACC over issues such as sports media rights.
The ACC is challenging at the 1st District Court of Appeal an Aug. 13 order by Circuit Judge John Cooper denying a conference motion to dismiss the case. In seeking dismissal, the ACC contended, in part, that Cooper didn’t have “jurisdiction” over the university’s claims against the North Carolina-based conference.
A notice of appeal, filed last week, does not detail arguments the ACC will make at the Tallahassee-based appeals court.
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