Comments on: Spygate to Ticketgate: Patriots Sue Club Seat Ticket Holder for Breach of Contract

By: beaufort

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By: Fraser

Fraser — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:14:51 +0000

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By: Patriots Victorious In Legal Battle Against Season Ticket Holder « Connecticut Sports Law

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:33:21 +0000

[...] Comments The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of the New England Patriots in a legal dispute over a season-ticket holder’s breach of his 10-year ticket contract. The Court held that the contract must be upheld and the ticket [...]

By: Dan Fitzgerald

Dan Fitzgerald — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:30:35 +0000

I spoke with General Counsel for the N.Y. Jets yesterday. His take was that the Patriots’ lawsuit was pretty common among NFL teams. Also, with respect to club seats, he surmised that breaching a long-term ticket contract might have implications on a team’s financing of a new stadium. Essentially teams guaranty that they will bring in a certian amount of revenue. If a percentage of club seat holders breach their contract, the team is no longer guaranteed that money. Another issue is that the Patriots ticket contract may contain a clause to get around the lack of damages argument. These clauses are often referred to liquidated damages or accelerated damages clauses. Generally, courts have held that such damages must be reasonable and not punitive.

By: Dan C.

Dan C. — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:14:03 +0000

It is well known that the waiting list is long. But perhaps such a long line does not exist for the $13,500 seats. The pats may be attempting to set a precedent (against an individual premium ticket holder) so to disincentive those large corps. who may wish to bail on their suite contracts at some point.