whomper Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Jets ticket holder files $184M suit against Pats, Belichick Sep. 28, 2007 CBSSports.com wire reports NEW YORK -- A New York Jets season-ticket holder filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the New England Patriots and coach Bill Belichick for "deceiving customers." Advertisement The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., by Carl Mayer of Princeton Township, N.J., stems from the Patriots being caught illegally videotaping signals from Jets coaches in New England's 38-14 season-opening win Sept. 9. "They violated the integrity of the game," Mayer's attorney, Bruce Afran, told the Associated Press. "This is a way of punishing Belichick and the Patriots." Mayer, 48, is seeking more than $184 million in damages for Jets ticket holders. Belichick was fined $500,000 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and the team was fined $250,000 for violating a league rule that prohibits clubs from using a video camera on the sidelines for any purpose -- including recording signals relayed to opposing players on the field. New England also must forfeit a first-round draft pick next year if it makes the playoffs or a second- and third-rounder if it doesn't. "They were deceiving customers," Mayer said. "You can't deceive customers." The lawsuit maintained that because other teams found illegal videotaping by the defendants, Jets ticket holders should be compensated for all games played in Giants Stadium between the Jets and Patriots since Belichick became head coach in 2000. The two calculated that because customers paid $61.6 million to watch eight "fraudulent" games, they're entitled to triple that amount -- or $184.8 million -- in compensation under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. "How many times have the Patriots done this? We find it hard to believe they did it just once," Mayer said. "We just want to get to the truth of the matter of what the Patriots did to the Jets. I think the ticket holders are genuinely concerned about it. This is a type of misrepresentation." Patriots spokesman Stacey James declined to comment on the lawsuit. Mayer and Afran, who consider themselves public interest lawyers, have been thorns in the side of New Jersey politicians for years, filing lawsuits and demanding investigations to advance their grievances. They are well known in the state but generally have had little success in their causes. Both have lost bids for elected offices, and Mayer once served as a presidential campaign adviser to Ralph Nader. Their demand in March for a probe of Gov. Jon S. Corzine's gifts to a former girlfriend was rejected by a federal prosecutor. In 2006, a judge vetoed their effort to block Corzine's appointment of Rep. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., to fill the governor's seat in the U.S. Senate. They also failed to get a court to order a special election to replace Gov. James E. McGreevey when he resigned in 2004. Now, they're taking on the Patriots. Their latest lawsuit asserted that the secret videotaping violated the contractual "expectations and rights" of Jets ticket holders "to observe an honest match played in compliance with all laws and regulations." The actions of Belichick and the Patriots violated federal and state racketeering laws, as well as the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and New Jersey Deceptive Business Practices Act, according to the lawsuit. "Having been a lifelong Jets fan, as soon as I heard this, I was completely outraged," Mayer said. "The NFL just slapped them on the wrist. I'm a consumer lawyer, and this is consumer fraud." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 that is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 saw that. he's got as much case my airplane walk-on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 especially since all the evidence has been destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gd74 Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 That guy should be shot along with his attorney for filing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdrudge Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 especially since all the evidence has been destroyed. Hmmm...so the NFL is in on it too with the distruction of evidence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 this country has too many lawsuits and too many lawyers ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugs Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Reminds me of the idiot in DC who sued a dry cleaning company for 56 million because they "lost" his pants and they had a sign in the shop that stated "satisfaction guaranteed." I hope these two flamers get hit with costs & sanctions what a piece of crap lawsuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Finger Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Get over it Vet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I could see them winning if it were for the price of the ticket for that single game. Perhaps twice the amount to cover parking, food, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I could see them winning if it were for the price of the ticket for that single game. Perhaps twice the amount to cover parking, food, etc. How were they damaged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pig devilz Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 i think Red Sox fans should sue the pinstripes off of Steinbrenner, the yankeez and Giambi Juice... dating back to the first day he played for the bronx bummers.... he cheated and admitted it.... lets see, $120 avg ticket @ 35,000 tix, thats $4.2 million a game... average 9 games a yr at Fenway thats $37.8 million..... how long has the grease ball been hacking for the yankz? lets say 9 years, so thats $340 million... oh and lets not forget all those great* playoff games they cheated in too...lets say 35 for a round number, so add another $147 million....brings us to $487 million so what are we up to?? lets see....$487 million times 3 for triple damages, wheres my calculator? thats $1.461 BILLION......and lets not forget pain and suffering for any injuries the Sox endured while the yankz where cheating...how bout another $250 million? sound good?.... so that makes the grand total, $1.711 BILLION. lets call it an even $1.7 BILLION, that sounds fair. i think i'm due a check (make that a bank check) for about $446,170.23 for the 'fraudulent' games i attended. its really fun to punt you Patriot haters around...really it is! but the funniest thing (and the thing that makes you look even dumber) is that when the Patriots sucked you could have cared less....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I'd like to sue the Pirates for the five or so games that I took my kids to this year. They did not win a single one of those game. I think they are commiting fraud when they charge me to watch two professional baseball teams play a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhoops Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Get over it Vet I'd like to sue the Pirates for the five or so games that I took my kids to this year. They did not win a single one of those game. I think they are commiting fraud when they charge me to watch two professional baseball teams play a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 ISMLO this lawsuit is interesting to say the least. Be curious to see how this turns out. Can I sue Carl Peterson for being a dumbass for 20 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 ISMLO this lawsuit is interesting to say the least. Be curious to see how this turns out. +SM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I dislike the Patriots as much as everybody else, but this has gone WAY too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 ISMLO this lawsuit is interesting to say the least. Be curious to see how this turns out. Can I sue Carl Peterson for being a dumbass for 20 years? Nothing curious about it. It will be over before it ever even starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 (edited) I dislike the Patriots as much as everybody else, but this has gone WAY too far. I would like to sue Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts for changing the rules to suit their passing offense needs. I would also like to sue them for the pain and suffering that I've personally had to endure for watching all of the excruciating Peyton Manning T.V. commercials over the years. Edited September 30, 2007 by Crazysight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I would also like to sue them for the pain and suffering that I've personally had to endure for watching all of the excruciating Peyton Manning T.V. commercials over the years. SM seconds that motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I'd like to sue the Pirates for the five or so games that I took my kids to this year. They did not win a single one of those game. I think they are commiting fraud when they charge me to watch two professional baseball teams play a game. +1 well stated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I would like to sue Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts for changing the rules to suit their passing offense needs. That lawsuit would be just as baseless as the one in this thread, since you'd be suing the wrong party and no rule was changed. I would also like to sue them for the pain and suffering that I've personally had to endure for watching all of the excruciating Peyton Manning T.V. commercials over the years. His agent apparently is not familiar with the concept of "overexposure." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Next we will see stuff like: Peyton Manning sues linebacker because he didn't use two hands to sack him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Next we will see stuff like: Peyton Manning sues linebacker because he didn't use two hands to sack him. Or: "Vick Sues Cellmate for Not Using a Condom" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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