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The Warning From Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle: Home Of The Steelers, The Pirates And The Amorphous Favoured Nation Clause In The Commercial Lease, Ronald J. Offenkrantz

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Part I of this Article gives a brief outline of the more obvious concerns posed by the introduction of a favored nation concept in a commercial lease. Part II discusses cases involving favored nation clauses in various types of commercial contracts and illustrates the difficulty courts have had in assessing whether one contract is, in fact, more favorable than another. Part III introduces the reader to the trilogy of cases in Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Pirates litigation with the Pittsburgh Stadium Authority. This litigation gives focus to the problems posed by a favored nation …