Florida State University says millions of dollars are “needlessly being consumed” as the school seeks a decision in its lawsuit against Atlantic Coast Conference in Leon County .
In a 574-page filing this week, the school asked for partial summary judgment in its case against the ACC, claiming Tallahassee-based Circuit Judge John C. Cooper has heard enough to decide the dispute over media rights .
A partial summary judgment is a court ruling on some issues in a case while leaving others for trial.
The case has been ongoing since December when FSU sued the conference over its media rights deal. The filing came a day after the ACC sued FSU in North Carolina for a breach of contract, leading to dueling lawsuits in two states. FSU has argued the nearly billion-dollar exit fee and forfeited revenue cost of leaving the ACC is unenforceable.
In the recent filing, FSU maintains its argument that the ACC would not own its media rights if the school leaves the athletic conference, citing its “Grant of Rights” deal for its claim.