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Another Lawsuit Targets NFL, Dallas Cowboys Over 'Phantom' Super Bowl Seats
Posted on 10 Feb 2011 by Gregg Lawson

Action filed to represent fans who didn't get what they paid for DALLAS - Two Green Bay Packers fans on Feb. 9 filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the National Football League , the Dallas Cowboys and Cowboys Stadium, saying that they... Read More

Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys, NFL Sued Over Super Bowl Ticket Snafus
Posted on 9 Feb 2011 by Gregg Lawson

DALLAS - A class action lawsuit was filed Feb. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division alleging breach of contract, fraud and deceptive sales practices by Jerry Jones, the National Football League, the Dallas Cowboys... Read More

Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys Face Lawsuit Over 'Founders' Super Bowl Tickets
Posted on 8 Feb 2011 by Gregg Lawson

DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones may have more to worry about than potential lawsuits filed by the 400 fans who were denied seats at Cowboys Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday . Today, Eagan Avenatti LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm specializing... Read More

Football Hall Of Famers, Dallas Ring Of Honor Recipients Bring Lawsuit Against NFL
Posted on 27 Apr 2012 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

Lawsuit States Multiple Concussions Cause Dementia, Permanent Brain Injuries HOUSTON - Twenty-eight former NFL players on April 24 filed a personal injury lawsuit in Houston, home of the Houston Texans, claiming the NFL has purposefully attempted to... Read More

Displaced Super Bowl Fans Seeking Lost Income
Posted on 22 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS - (AP) Super Bowl ticket-holders suing over the seating fiasco at Cowboys Stadium in February say they should be compensated for lost income on top of the other expenses they incurred. The argument was part of a court filing Tuesday in response... Read More

Displaced Super Bowl Fans Get More Time To Mull NFL Offers
Posted on 14 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS - (AP) A Dallas judge has given fans who found they had no seats at the Super Bowl more time to consider the NFL's offers of compensation. U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn ruled Monday that the NFL should provide a "limited"... Read More

Cowboys Workers Settle With Builder Over Collapse
Posted on 16 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS - (AP) The two Dallas Cowboys employees who are suing over injuries they suffered in the collapse of the team's practice facility last year have reached out-of-court settlements with the company that built the structure. Cowboys scout Rich... Read More

Bejeweled Cowboys WR Bryant sued for $850,000-plus
Posted on 4 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS - (AP) In the 18 months before Dez Bryant signed with the Dallas Cowboys, he apparently spent like a superstar. He bought at least seven men's watches and two more for women. He paid $65,500 for a diamond cross made of white gold and $60,000... Read More

Lawsuit Filed In Dallas Over Super Bowl XLV Seat Problems
Posted on 9 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS - (AP) Football fans have filed a lawsuit accusing the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys and team owner Jerry Jones of deceiving hundreds of people who bought Super Bowl tickets and had no seats, or got seats they felt were inadequate. The federal lawsuit... Read More

2 Injured Cowboys Workers Settle With Jerry Jones
Posted on 30 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS - (AP) The attorney for two Dallas Cowboys employees seriously injured in the 2009 collapse of the team's practice facility says each has received about $5 million from companies controlled by team owner Jerry Jones as legal settlements. ... Read More

Ex-Cowboy Seeks Damages For Injuries From Collapse
Posted on 12 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS - (AP) A former Dallas Cowboys player who was inside the team's indoor practice facility when it collapsed last year contends the accident caused a career-ending injury and he wants unspecified damages from the builder and companies operated... Read More

Lawsuit Filed In Cowboys Practice Field Collapse
Posted on 5 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DALLAS - (AP) A Dallas Cowboys spokeswoman who says she was hurt when the team's practice facility collapsed during a 2009 storm has filed a lawsuit . A Dallas Cowboys spokeswoman claims in a lawsuit that she suffered undisclosed injuries when the... Read More