Published: February 08, 2011
Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Eagan Avenatti, LLP Against Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL over Treatment of Super Bowl Ticket Holders
DALLAS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Eagan Avenatti, LLP, a law firm specializing in consumer rights, filed a
class action lawsuit earlier today in the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (Case No.
3:11-cv-00248-M), alleging breach of contract, fraud and deceptive sales
practices by Jerry Jones, the National Football League, the Dallas
Cowboys Football Club and related defendants in connection with Super
Bowl XLV held last Sunday in Arlington, Texas.
The complaint, which seeks compensatory damages of over $5 Million,
claims that the unlawful acts of Jones, the NFL and the Cowboys resulted
in approximately 400 fans who purchased tickets and traveled to the game
being denied a seat, despite having spent thousands of dollars in
tickets and travel expenses to attend the Super Bowl. The complaint also
alleges that Jones and the Cowboys deceived Cowboys season ticket
holders known as the "Founders" into paying $1,200 a seat for Super Bowl
tickets that turned out to be temporary seats with obstructed views.
The "Founders," who collectively account for over $100 Million in
personal seat licenses sold to help fund construction of the stadium,
each paid at least $100,000 per seat for their seat license, which the
Cowboys and Jones promised would entitle them to the "best sightlines in
the stadium" and the right to purchase a ticket to Sunday's Super Bowl
at face value. Instead, they arrived at the stadium Sunday to discover
that they had been assigned to sit in obstructed view, temporary metal
seats, which had only recently been installed in an effort to meet
Jones' goal of breaking NFL Super Bowl attendance records.
"You don't have to own the Cowboys or run the NFL to know that you
cannot lawfully treat people like this," stated lead attorney Michael
Avenatti. "At an absolute minimum, Jones, the Cowboys and the NFL need
to accept full responsibility and reimburse fans one hundred percent for
their expenses and damages. Anything short of that is a slap in the face
to the fans of the NFL and the Cowboys."
For more information about the lawsuit, please visit www.ticketlawsuit.com
or contact Judy Regnier at jregnier@eoalaw.com.
About Eagan Avenatti, LLP
Michael J. Avenatti, Esq. is a founding partner of Eagan Avenatti, LLP,
a firm of trial attorneys that specialize in litigating a variety of
high profile legal disputes in courts throughout the United States.
Avenatti and EOA are consistently ranked among the best attorneys in
America. Most recently, the firm won a $40 million jury verdict after a
five week trial in New Jersey. The firm is based in Los Angeles,
California.
Please direct all media inquiries to:
Eagan Avenatti, LLP
Suzy
Quinn
Director of Media Relations
Office: 949-706-7000
Cell:
310-465-9893
Email: squinn@eoalaw.com
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