NFL’s New York Jets, Giants Class Action Claims Teams Mislead Fans About Location By Playing Home Games In New Jersey

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Update:

• Fans suing the New York Jets and New York Giants for misrepresenting where they play their home games, as they actually play in New  Jersey, have amended their lawsuit.
• On Apr. 11, Plaintiffs Abdiell Suero and Maggie Wilkins filed the amended complaint, dropping a civil racketeering claim contained in the original suit but saying the court should rule that the teams change their marketing, including their names.
• “We want the Giants and Jets to return to New York, but since they refused, it’s only reasonable that they change their name while they play in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting next season,” Suero told Law360. 
• The plaintiffs also want the teams’ home, MetLife Stadium, to remove the New York City skyline from its logo, claiming it is a misrepresentation.

New York Jets, Giants Location Class Action Lawsuit Overview: 

• Who: Abdiell Suero filed a class action lawsuit against the NFL, New York Football Giants, New York Jets and Metlife Stadium.
• Why: Suero claims the New York Giants and New York Jets mislead fans and take money from the state of New York by playing their home games in New Jersey.
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court. 

(01/06/2022)

The NFL’s New York Jets and New York Football Giants escape pricey real estate costs by playing their home games at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey despite the location in their team names, a new class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiff Abdiell Suero claims the New York Jets and New York Giants should change their names to reflect where they play their home games, arguing they have “syphoned billions of dollars from interstate commerce that should have been rightfully spent in the State of New York.” 

Suero argues the NFL teams gain brand value, marketability and revenue by associating themselves with the city, state or region that they play in. 

The New York Giants and New York Jets, meanwhile, take advantage of this, Suero claims, due to the fact that New York is “much more recognizable, powerful and valuable brand then New Jersey.” 

Suero argues the New York Giants and New York Jets are artificially inflating their revenue and value by billions of dollars due to their misleading names. 

“It is therefore clear that Defendants have intentionally advertised and branded the Giants and Jets falsely, to increase their gross revenue and value of their franchises,” the class action lawsuit states. 

State of New York Misses Out On Monday Spent By Fans On Tickets, Services, Lawsuit States

Further, Suero claims that “many” fans who travel to attend the games for the first time are expecting to see a game in New York and would not have come if they knew it would be in New Jersey. 

The state of New York, however, misses out on money spent by fans on tickets and a variety of services that could have gone to New York instead, the lawsuit states. 

Suero claims the NFL and the franchise are guilty of unjust enrichment, conspiracy and false advertising, as well as in violation of the Rocketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. 

Suero wants to represent a class of New York Giants and New York Jets fans who reside in the State of New York. 

Plaintiff is demanding a jury trial and requesting relief in the form of monetary and punitive damages for himself and all class members.

A judge dismissed a separate class action lawsuit last year that accused the NFL of being responsible for injuries sustained by former players due to its practice of prescribing them painkillers. 

Have you attended a New York Giants or New York Jets game at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiff is represented by Evan Spencer of Evan Spencer Law, PLLC. 

The New York Jets, Giants Location Class Action Lawsuit is Suero v. NFL, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00031, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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