Speaking of money issues, and in furtherance of the single-entity argument, at least some of the revenues generated by college sports go toward the academic institution and not a professional payroll.

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Spellacy sided with the tort-lawyer argument that Mundet disappeared as a separate corporate entity after the buyout, making Crown liable for all Mundet's misdeeds.

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It furthers their class-based argument and allows them to find either an entity that is indeed responsible or, perhaps, a scapegoat that can take the fall.

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