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Originally Posted by Weitz
Good post but I disagree here. I think the whole process goes to shwo Bettman didn't rubber stamp anything. He took his time and weighed all the evidence IMO.
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I don't really mistrust Bettman, but I have always thought it odd that he's the arbitrator of his own department's decisions. That said, that's kind of how franchise decisions work - I've seen similar processes in car dealership disputes with the main company - appeals go through two internal appeals and only afterwards to an independent body. Those processes were also weighted heavily towards the franchisor.
But in this case, the time would have been chopped in half if they went directly to an independent arbitrator.