Nellie Drew, University at Buffalo sports law professor. She served as outside counsel for the NHL and as team attorney for the league’s Buffalo Sabres in the 1990s:
Newswise — “This is highly, highly unusual. This has to point to the fantasy side’s ability to show irreparable harm, and therefore they will be allowed to operate pending a full hearing. This certainly doesn’t happen every day. It is highly unusual and I would say reflects the stakes of the industry and the caliber of their legal counsel to be able to pull this off.”
“People in New York can now play. But here’s the catch – payments go through payment processors, and they may have their own legal issues with this. Their counsel may not be comfortable accepting payments for processing because they may not be confident they will end up winning this case. So, legally, right now, people in New York are not bared from playing, but payment processors might not be comfortable, so it might not matter. This is certainly a wild ride.”
“In my opinion this had to do with the amount of money at stake. The idea of irreparable harm to the companies that won’t be able to be made up after the fact.”
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