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**FallJimerks** · 01-02-2010, 10:30 AM

They have the authority to lay charges.

aka, drag the case out into a lawyer battle in the court system for months on end.

Think about it for a second. Yes. Let's think why a small, family-owned restaurant may be hesitant to go head-to-head with the combined lawyers of the NHLPA, multi-millionaire players, the Edmonton Oilers, and potentially even a billionaire in Daryl Katz. Why would they not want to go down the legal battle route?

As a sidenote, it's my understanding that this would be a civil/tort issue (and not 'theft' as you keep mumbling). The room was booked by the Oilers in advance and it becomes a civil issue as one side claims the other agreed something, and the other disagrees. They would certainly not be charged with 'theft', particularly if the Oilers never left the premises.

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FallJimerks Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	They have the authority to lay charges. aka, drag the case out into a lawyer battle in the court system for months on end. Think about it for a second. Yes. Let's think why a small, family-owned restaurant may be hesitant to go head-to-head with the combined lawyers of the NHLPA, multi-millionaire players, the Edmonton Oilers, and potentially even a billionaire in Daryl Katz. Why would they not want to go down the legal battle route? As a sidenote, it's my understanding that this would be a civil/tort issue (and not 'theft' as you keep mumbling). The room was booked by the Oilers in advance and it becomes a civil issue as one side claims the other agreed something, and the other disagrees. They would certainly not be charged with 'theft', particularly if the Oilers never left the premises.
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