{"product_id":"the-federal-case-9798888191262","title":"The Federal Case","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWho really owns the National Pastime?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1914 the Federal League of Base Ball Clubs declared itself a \"major\" league and began pirating players from the established leagues. Ban Johnson, the most powerful man in Major League Baseball, led the fierce resistance to this move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1915 Federal League owners filed a lawsuit claiming that the American and National Leagues were restraining trade in violation of the nation's new antitrust laws. The litigation languished until an informal settlement ended the case-and the league's existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut was that the whole story?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century later, young night-schooled lawyer Andy Dennum has landed a position with a prestigious law firm, only to find himself tasked with mucking out the firm's archive of presumedly dead files. There he stumbles across an old, and perhaps still viable, file containing a single document that might suggest otherwise. The firm shows no interest, and after several more months reviewing old cases, Andy is summarily fired to make room for the next night-school grunt to pick up the task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Andy has other ideas. Assisted by his girlfriend, professional cartographer and amateur genealogist Keiley Barefoot, he follows a series of leads to a conclusion he never expected. And he finds himself in a courtroom facing his old nemesis, the senior partner who fired him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt stake? Not only the viability of Major League Baseball's business model, but Andy's future as a lawyer and even his sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all comes together in \u003cem\u003eThe Federal Case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milford House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888191262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"J. B. Manheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207336259765,"sku":"9798888191262","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7d1d7ba6-2a62-491c-8173-9395bc421160.jpg?v=1716909062","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-federal-case-9798888191262","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}