The trial between the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks over an alleged contract breach and the future of American Airlines Center has been delayed.
The trial, which was originally scheduled for late January in Texas Business Court, has been rescheduled to Monday, May 11, at 9 a.m., according to legal filings.
The Stars and Mavs are suing one another over a contract dispute where the Mavericks allege the Stars are in violation of their franchise agreement with the City of Dallas that requires both teams to have their headquarters within the city. The Stars have had their primary headquarters in Frisco since 2003.
The Stars filed a counterclaim that has since been amended to accuse the Mavericks of the same violation when they changed their principal location to Las Vegas in 2024 during Mark Cuban’s sale of the team to Miriam Adelson and the Dumont family.
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The Mavericks sent the Stars a letter and $110 in cash last October alerting them of the breach and of their intention to take over the Stars’ interest in Center Operating Company, the joint venture between the franchises that operates American Airlines Center.
For the past year, neither team has had access to their quarterly arena proceeds as a result. The Stars say the amount is “in the tens of millions.”
The City of Dallas has sided with the Mavericks on the matter.
The two sides most recently met for a hearing on Nov. 21. They are scheduled to meet for additional conferences on Jan. 22, March 25 and April 27.
The case has been assigned to Judge Bill Whitehill, who is working out of the mock trial courtroom at SMU’s Dedman School of Law.
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