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Fans displaced from Super Bowl seek lost income, too
Posted by Mike Florio on June 21, 2011, 7:58 PM EDT

APAs the NFL moves closer to resolving the most significant piece of litigation filed against it this year, the second-most significant piece of litigation continues to linger.

A class action was filed after fans who purchased tickets to the Super Bowl weren’t allowed into the game. Though the league seems to realize that something is owed to the 1,250 fans who showed up at Cowboys Stadium only to find that their seats weren’t available, the NFL and the lawyer representing the class sharply disagree as to the specific extent of the obligation.

Per the Associated Press, the plaintiffs contend in a document filed with the court on Tuesday that the class members also are entitled to compensation for lost income resulting from any employment leave used to travel to Dallas to attend the Super Bowl.

And we agree. Every year, fans take time off, buy plane tickets, rent hotel rooms, and incur all sorts of other expenses to travel to the Super Bowl. Arriving at the game with a ticket and not being allowed to enter the building justifies full repayment of every penny incurred on a wasted trip.

“The law permits the fans to receive 100 percent of their damages, and we intend on recovering just that,” lawyer Michael Avenatti said.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/21/fans-displaced-from-super-bowl-seek-lost-income-too/

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...okay, resident attorneys... does the law really permit all patrons for all service providers to receive 100% of damages incurred (including lost wages) for all service failures?

...and if so, is this newsworthy now because it's cost-effective to pursue this... whereas the myriad of other service failure stories everywhere just means patrons didn't make the effort to sue for damages?

[BeenThere...DoneThat...]

...btw, mods... this seems more "general business" related, and not overly political, so I posted it in YM... but if all law discussions need to be on P&tM, then I'll need the bump... ;D

[thyme4change]

I'm no lawyer - but I agree - their entire trip should be covered.

[Phoenix84]

I haven't heard about this. I guess they oversold?

I agree, they should get all the money back including unpaid time off and travel expenses.

[muttleynfelix]

Jun 22, 2011 12:27:13 GMT -5 Phoenix84 said:

I haven't heard about this. I guess they oversold?

I agree, they should get all the money back including unpaid time off and travel expenses.

The fire marshall deemed several thousand temporary seats unsafe.

I'm kind of thinking they should get paid for lost wages. They took time off for a specific event. Then not allowed to go to the event.

[thyme4change]

They tried to build some temporary seating to increase ticket sales, but the seats were not safe and they weren't able to use them.