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Fans and ticket holders of the St. Louis Rams have filed a class action alleging the owner and team made misleading statements and omitted key information about their plans to move the team to another city.
The Rams false statement class action lawsuit was filed on Jan 13, one day after the National Football League (NFL) announced its decision to allow the Rams to move the team to Los Angeles, Calif.
Plaintiffs James Pudlowski, Louis C. Cross III, Gail Henry and Steve Henry claim that they purchased tickets, concessions, and/or merchandise from the St. Louis Rams with the understanding that owner Steve Kroenke had no intent to move the team to another city.
In the St. Louis Rams class action lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that the team and owner “made false promises in that they made statements to [the plaintiffs] indicating that they would not lead the charge out of St. Louis, that their entire focus was on building a winner in and for St. Louis, [and] that they would attempt to do everything they could to keep the team in St. Louis.”
The NFL class action complaint cites several quotes from the owner and team management to that effect, such as Kroenke’s statements in a 2010 newspaper interview that said: “I’m going to attempt to do everything I can to keep the Rams in St. Louis,” and that it “is not our desire to ever lead the charge out of St. Louis.”
Similarly, the complaint cites the Chief Operations Officer for the St. Louis Rams, Kevin Demoff, as saying in 2012 that “our entire focus is building a winner in and for St. Louis.” The Rams class action lawsuit also asserts that the application of the Rams to move to Los Angeles contained incorrect statements about St. Louis and the city’s ability to host an NFL team.
According to the St. Louis Rams false statement class action lawsuit, the team and owner Kroenke have been planning to move the NFL team to Los Angeles “as early as 2013 and possibly before.” However, “their first public acknowledgement,” the class action lawsuit states, “was on January 4, 2016, when Defendants filed their application to relocate the St. Louis Rams to Inglewood” (a suburb of Los Angeles).
Under Missouri state law, it is illegal to sell merchandise using “false promise, misrepresentation, unfair practice or the concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact.” The Rams false statements class action lawsuit alleges that the team and owner hid their intent to move the St. Louis Rams from fans who purchased tickets and merchandise from the team.
The false statement lawsuit seeks to represent a class of any “Missouri residents who purchased Rams tickets and/or merchandise and/or concessions from the Defendants between April 21, 2010, and January 4, 2016, in the State of Missouri for personal, family, or household purposes.” The class action lawsuit asks for compensatory damages for the tickets, merchandise, and concessions sold to Class Members during that time period.
Plaintiffs Pudlowski, Cross, Henry and Henry are represented by Steven J. Stolze of the Holland Law Firm.
The St. Louis Rams False Statements Class Action Lawsuit is Pudlowski, et al. v. The St. Louis Rams LLC, et al., Case No. 1622-CC00083, in the Missouri Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis, 22nd Judicial Circuit.
UPDATE: On Mar. 22, 2016, the St. Louis Rams urged a judge to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging the NFL team deceived fans about its upcoming move to Los Angeles, claiming that the possibility of the team’s relocation was not a secret.
UPDATE 2: On May 10, 2016,the soon-to-be Los Angeles Ramshave one loss on the scoreboard as a federal judge tossed back a proposed class action lawsuit to Missouri state court.
UPDATE 3: On July 6, 2016, three proposed class actions lawsuits brought by disgruntled soon-to-be former St. Louis Rams season ticket holders wereconsolidated in Missouri federal court.
UPDATE 4: January 2020, the Rams tickets and merchandise class action settlement is now open. Click here to file a claim.
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UPDATE 3: On July 6, 2016, three proposed class actions lawsuits brought by disgruntled soon-to-be former St. Louis Rams season ticket holders were consolidated in Missouri federal court.
UPDATE: On May 10, 2016, the soon-to-be Los Angeles Rams have one loss on the scoreboard as a federal judge tossed back a proposed class action lawsuit to Missouri state court.
UPDATE: On Mar. 22, 2016, the St. Louis Rams urged a judge to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging the NFL team deceived fans about its upcoming move to Los Angeles, claiming that the possibility of the team’s relocation was not a secret.
I love the fact that they want a refund for (hot dogs?). But I think they should get a refund on things like Jerseys etc.
This lawsuit is a hope and a dream at best and will be dismissed. I assume that the 2 plaintiffs attended the game that they purchased tickets for, purchased and consumed their concessions, and received their team branded merchandise as promised. Where is the legal injury? Rumors of the Rams moving to Los Angeles have been circulating all season. Should I also be compensated if I purchase a Denver Broncos Peyton Manning jersey and he retires after this season. Give me a break.
Get over it, Ladies and Gentlemen. Many years ago, my wife and I had two season tickets to the former Los Angeles Rams. Every year, for five consecutive seasons, the seats got a little better (and the price, of course, went up). Life was good and we were happy campers. Then the Rams made the move to Anaheim. I still have the letter (to apparently all loyal LA Rams season ticket holders) informing me that due to the re-location of the Rams to the new Anaheim stadium, we would loose our seniority position and start over with much less desirable seats near the fifteen yard line. Needless to say, we declined, and quickly forgot about the Rams, who did it again some years later with the move to St. Louis. Now they want to come back to LA expecting a standing ovation? Screw that. Fool me once, shame on me; fool me twice . . . . .
Hit Kroenke where it hurts – the checkbook!
Since that seems to be all he cares about.
I won a $500.00 v.I.p. package to the Pittsburgh vs Rams game for 2016 through Dr.Pepper contest. Now what is suppose to happen with that? I am so mad I could cry!! I had also won 3 hats and 2 shirts. I was a die hard Rams fan since they moved to St. Louis!! I am not happy at all!!
Imagine how the people in California felt when they moved to St Louis and get over it. Teams move when cities won’t build new stadiums. As a “Die hard” fan you should have known. I am NOT a fan of the Rams and saw this coming for a couple of years. Teams try and work with the city but ultimately when things break down the name of the game is making money, not keeping the fans happy.
Yeah to the Top Class Action crew for listing this on their website. Stan Kroenke and the NFL have treated the fans of the team terrible. Lies and dishonesty by Kroenke have really hurt the fine folks of the City of St.Louis… Greed and Money is the only thing this Bad Man cares about. Will be first to sign up when this class action goes thru. Recommend all Missouri residents get involved in this suit!!!