No, this is not the umpteenth blog on the Sony situation. This
is the one that Sony kept off the front pages. Adrian Peterson, the
star running back of the Vikings, spoke with Troy Vincent, an executive at the
NFL. There appeared to be an offer of a two game suspension, and
now Peterson has lost his arbitration and is facing an
indefinite suspension.
Lost in the discussion is that this was supposed to be a private
conversation. I am now at the point of telling my clients to call
people and not to email. Too much confusion and too much exposure.
But when you call, ask the other person not to tape the
conversation if it is sensitive. In California at least, both
parties have to agree to the taping for it to be legal. However, if
Peterson was in Texas at the time, his recording was legal, as the
state requires only one-party consent, Absent that, there
are criminal penalties that can be invoked. Not an absolute
guarantee, but important as we feel our way around
