One can only assume that Howie sought the advice of a lawyer (a good lawyer) before having signed that contract five years ago.Two judges now have declared the clause(s) in question to be legally binding on both Howie and RKO.Could it be that Howie got lousy advice from his lawyer five years ago or was he not paying attention when said lawyer explained the "we're allowed to match any competing offer" clause to him?
And....although I like Howie a lot I must point out that Howie has always said that "if someone claims it's not about the money,you know that it is" and now *he's* claiming that it's not about the money.
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/news/messenger/index.php/2007/10/16/howie-to-appeal/
Howie, WTKK to appeal.
>>“While we respect Judge Van Gestel’s ruling today, we believe that it provides ample grounds for appeal and that is our next step,” Carr’s spokeswoman, Nancy Sterling, said in a statement...WTKK may also appeal. “We are very disappointed with the court’s ruling and are reviewing our options, including the possibility of an appeal,” a spokeswoman said in a decision.
Entercom meanwhile states Howie belongs to them for the next 5 years.
yes—Howie may have gotten lousy legal advice 5 yrs ago
It’s the same judge that issued both rulings. Next stop: State Appellate court.
Yes, it’s partly about the money - but Howie really hates it there. It sounds like the contract that he signed 5 years ago is a standard Entercom one. Scotto said that he signed the type. Don’t forget that today’s RKO is a different station that it was 5 years ago.