Judge hands out setbacks in Sonics' lawsuit

Two more strikes against Howard Schultz in his long-shot attempt to void his sale of the former SuperSonics and undo their move to Oklahoma City. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman ruled Wednesday that the NBA can intervene in Schultz's lawsuit. She also denied Schultz's motion to split the trial into two separate phases: a liability phase and, if needed, a remedy phase. The trial has been scheduled for June 15. The lawsuit filed in April by Schultz, the Starbucks Corp. (link)