The attorney suing the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the NFL over this month’s canceled HOF game has dismissed the initial lawsuit in Ohio and refiled in California. Attorney Michael J. Avenatti dismissed his Aug. 11 complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland while filing a similar one in U.S. District Court in California seeking more than $5 million in damages. He accuses of the …
Five days ago, a nationwide class-action lawsuit was filed against the Hall of Fame and the NFL for the cancellation of the annual preseason game in Canton, Ohio. To date, the NFL has said nothing about it. More than a day after PFT requested comment from the league regarding the litigation and the unique settlement offer made by lawyer Michael Avenatti on Monday morning, the NFL has not …
If customers who incurred unnecessary expenses to attend the NFL game in Canton that wasn’t played in Canton (or anywhere else) on Sunday night want to be reimbursed for those expenses, they’ll have to hire a lawyer. The Hall of Fame has posted at its website the procedures for obtaining a refund, and the policy refers only to the price of the tickets. The window for obtaining refunds will be …