{"id":137599,"date":"2026-01-25T16:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/137599\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T16:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:07:08","slug":"stars-mavericks-summary-judgment-hearing-postponed-due-to-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/137599\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars-Mavericks summary judgment hearing postponed due to weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday\u2019s summary judgment hearing<\/a> in the legal battle between the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks has been postponed due to the weather.<\/p>\n

The hearing, which was set to be held in a mock-trial courtroom at SMU\u2019s Dedman School of Law, was postponed after SMU canceled Monday classes on Saturday night due to the ongoing winter storm impacting North Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is not yet clear when the hearing will be rescheduled.<\/p>\n

The parties, which are suing each other over control of American Airlines Center, met with Texas Business Court judge Bill Whitehill virtually Thursday to plan the hearing where they were set to discuss seven motions for summary judgment \u2014 asking the court to rule on parts of the case before it goes to full trial.<\/p>\n

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The jury trial is still scheduled for May 11.<\/p>\n

On Oct. 28<\/a>, Mavericks ownership filed in Texas Business Court a 253-page petition for injunctive relief against Stars ownership, seeking legal finality on a breach of contract dispute the Mavericks raised in October 2024.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks allege the Stars are in breach of a clause in their 1998 franchise agreement<\/a> with the City of Dallas that requires their corporate headquarters to be located within city limits. The Stars, however, have had their headquarters and practice facility in Frisco since 2003.<\/p>\n

Hours after the Mavericks\u2019 filing, the Stars filed a counterclaim<\/a>, alleging the Mavericks had no right to claim a breach of agreement \u2014 only the city could \u2014 and that the Mavericks cannot claim the Stars\u2019 interest in Center Operating Co. (the joint venture between the Stars and Mavs that operates AAC) until a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the Stars breached certain obligations owed to the city.<\/p>\n

The Stars later amended their counterclaim to also accuse the Mavericks of violating their franchise agreement with the city when they changed their principal location to Las Vegas in 2024 during Mark Cuban\u2019s sale of the team to Miriam Adelson and the Dumont family.<\/p>\n

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