Editing Nashville Predators (section)

====Ownership dispute====
On June 23, 2016, Freeman filed a $250&nbsp;million [[lawsuit]] against the Nashville Predators and Cigarran. His claim was that his ownership stake has been improperly diluted by Cigarran failing to notify him of [[capital call]]s, and that he had not received [[surety|loan guaranty]] fees that the ownership group had agreed to pay him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rau |first1=Nate |title=Predators owner sues team, chairman for $250M|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2016/06/23/predators-owner-files-suit-against-team-250m/86038666/|access-date=May 7, 2017|work=The Tennessean|date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> The lawsuit stated that Freeman initially owned a 48% share, while the holding company for the Nashville Predators stated that Freeman controlled less than 1% of ownership in the team at the time of the suit.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Steimer|first1=Jacob|title=Predators lawsuit sent back to arbitration, major win for team|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2016/07/29/predators-lawsuit-sent-back-to-arbitration-major.html|access-date=May 7, 2017|work=Nashville Business Journal|publisher=American City Business Journals|date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> This dilution was exacerbated by the existence of two classes of investments in the Predators: the common units owned by Freeman were subject to capital calls; the Series A units originally owned by Del Biaggio and his minority partner were not subject to capital calls.<ref>{{cite web|title=IN RE BIAGGIO {{!}} Case No. 08-30991 TEC, Adv. Proc. No. 12-3065 TEC.|url=http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20BCO%2020121109588/IN%20RE%20BIAGGIO|website=Leagle.com|access-date=May 7, 2017|date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

The dispute was sent to court-ordered [[Arbitration in the United States|arbitration]] on July 29, 2016, under the supervision of NHL commissioner [[Gary Bettman]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barchenger|first1=Stacey|last2=Rau|first2=Nate|title=Judge rules in favor of Predators, Cigarran, arbitration|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/07/29/judge-freemans-dispute-preds-stays-arbitration/87740340/|access-date=May 7, 2017|work=The Tennessean|date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> As of January 25, 2018, arbitration was continuing in the unresolved dispute.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cavendish|first1=Steve|title=Email Allegations in Preds Ownership Fight|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/features/article/20990024/email-allegations-in-preds-ownership-fight|access-date=February 2, 2018|work=Nashville Scene|date=January 25, 2018}}</ref> The outcome may remain undisclosed, as the arbitration is private.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rau|first1=Nate|title=Nashville Predators to name Herb Fritch new chairman, replacing Tom Cigarran|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/04/25/nashville-predators-name-herb-fritch-new-chairman/550855002/|access-date=May 23, 2018|work=The Tennessean|date=April 25, 2018}}</ref>