Josh Finkelman v. NFL, et al

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Case Number:

16-4087

Court:

Appellate - 3rd Circuit

Nature of Suit:

4370 Other Fraud

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  1. January 31, 2019

    3rd Circ. Ends NJ Super Bowl Ticket Withholding Suit

    A Third Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action against the National Football League claiming it illegally withheld tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII from the public, following guidance from the New Jersey Supreme Court that found the league didn't violate state law.

  2. December 15, 2017

    NFL Fan Wins 3rd Circ. Challenge To Super Bowl Ticket Suit

    A Third Circuit panel issued a precedential opinion on Friday in an NFL fan's putative class action alleging the National Football League violated New Jersey's consumer fraud law by failing to make enough 2014 Super Bowl tickets available for sale, finding that the economic factors presented created a plausible theory that the league's conduct inflated prices.

  3. July 12, 2017

    Expert Opinion Backs Super Bowl Tix Suit, 3rd Circ. Told

    An NFL fan who claims the football league violated New Jersey's consumer fraud law by failing to make enough 2014 Super Bowl tickets available for sale urged the Third Circuit to revive his putative class action on Wednesday, telling the court there's now an expert report to back up the claim.

  4. February 09, 2017

    NFL Fan Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Super Bowl Ticket Suit

    An angry NFL fan told the Third Circuit this week a federal judge again wrongly dismissed his proposed class action alleging the NFL inflated secondary market prices for tickets to the 2014 Super Bowl by not offering enough tickets for sale to the general public, arguing that the new allegations include expert opinion necessary for a plausible claim.