Howie belongs to WRKO

[A. Joseph Ross]

On 16 Oct 2007 at 13:00, Chuck Igo wrote:

> unlike a non-compete, this type of "right to match/first refusal" does
> indeed equate a potential lifetime of indentured servitude.  granted,
> very well paid indentured servitude, but an uncomfortable working
> situation for a professional, none the less.

So who told Howie Carr to sign the contract?  When the average 
employee signs an employment contract, it's drafted by the employer 
on mostly a take-it-or-leave-it basis.  But when Howie Carr signs a 
contract, it is carefully negotiated by Carr's lawyers.  There was 
some reason why this seemed to be in Carr's interest when he signed 
it.
 
> i wonder if the "judge for life" who has ruled on this case would
> be as willing to rule as such if the life-time bench tenure came
> with a right-to-match.  

Judge Van Gestel is a highly respected judge, who had a distinguished 
career in law practice before he went on the bench -- at a 
considerable pay cut.  He sits in the Superior Court business session 
because he has a considerable amount of expertise on contract law.  
He didn't rule what he liked, he ruled according to his best 
understanding of the contract and the law.

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