St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams' relocation

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  • YardRat
    Well, lookie here...
    • Dec 2004
    • 86314

    St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams' relocation

    St. Louis is suing the NFL and its teams over the Rams' move to Los Angeles, alleging a breach of contract has resulted in a net loss of more than $100 million.


    The city of St. Louis filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the National Football League over the Rams' relocation to Los Angeles, alleging the league violated its own relocation guidelines and enriched itself at the expense of the community it left behind.The move comes 15 months after the team departed. St. Louis is joined in the lawsuit by St. Louis County and the region's sports authority. The lawsuit filed in St. Louis Circuit Court names the NFL, all 32 teams and their owners, and seeks unspecified but "extensive" damages and restitution.
    The NFL says there is "no legitimate basis" for the lawsuit. A spokesman for the league, Brian McCarthy, said it worked diligently with local and state officials in a process he calls "honest and fair."
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  • stuckincincy
    Buffalo Bills Fan
    • Sep 2003
    • 15084

    #2
    Re: St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams' relocation

    Originally posted by YardRat View Post
    http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...on-los-angeles

    The city of St. Louis filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the National Football League over the Rams' relocation to Los Angeles, alleging the league violated its own relocation guidelines and enriched itself at the expense of the community it left behind.The move comes 15 months after the team departed. St. Louis is joined in the lawsuit by St. Louis County and the region's sports authority. The lawsuit filed in St. Louis Circuit Court names the NFL, all 32 teams and their owners, and seeks unspecified but "extensive" damages and restitution.
    The NFL says there is "no legitimate basis" for the lawsuit. A spokesman for the league, Brian McCarthy, said it worked diligently with local and state officials in a process he calls "honest and fair."
    Should be fun.

    Regarding

    ..."Three separate lawsuits related to personal seat licenses were consolidated into one suit.", there might be some precedent there.

    When Paul Brown Stadium was being built, the Bengals published "incorrect" seating charts, resulting in some PSL buyers plunking more up-front cash than the seating called for. The fans won the lawsuit.

    A few years later, they sent out demand letters to folks who relinquished their PSLs, saying that even though they no longer had the PSL, they had to pay for season ticket for several years in the future.

    Another lawsuit.
    Fiat justitia ruat caelum. Noli timere. Laus Deo.

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    • Homegrown
      Havin' a ball ... rollin' to the bottom
      • Jul 2008
      • 2774

      #3
      Re: St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams' relocation

      LA should sue St Louis for Fraudulent & Negligent Misrepresentation for passing the Rams off as a professional football team.

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      • Historian
        2020-2023 AFC East Champions!
        • Dec 2002
        • 61926

        #4
        Re: St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams' relocation

        Odd timing....

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