City of Anaheim Drops Legal Challenge Over LA Angels Name

After four-years, and millions of dollars in lawyer fees. the battle over the tongue-twister, “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim” is over. The City of Anaheim has dropped their legal challenge over the name after a California court of appeals ruled against the city last month, and an Orange Co. Superior court jury ruled that the Angels had not broken their stadium lease by adding Los Angeles to their name. In Feb. of ‘07, nine months after the Anaheim City Council voted to appeal, city attorneys asked a state appellate court to reverse the verdict or throw it out and order a new trial. For details on the case, see the following: Summary of Opinions - Angels Name Case Anaheim V. Angels (Request for preliminary injunction over name change)Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey. He is contributor to Baseball Prospectus, and is available as a freelan...