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Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Los Angeles Rams

By Michael Smith

Dec 17, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams fans hold banner that reads "St. Louis is our home" in reference to the team
Dec 17, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams fans hold banner that reads "St. Louis is our home" in reference to the team /
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Tuesday, a second suit was filed against the Los Angeles Rams and maligned owner Stan Kroenke on behalf of former personal seat license owners in St. Louis.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: Inglewood Mayor James Butts, Jr. left, greets Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke at a press conference held at Forum to celebrate and welcome team to Los Angeles. (Photo by Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 15: Inglewood Mayor James Butts, Jr. left, greets Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke at a press conference held at Forum to celebrate and welcome team to Los Angeles. (Photo by Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) /

The suit, filed in the U.S District Court in St. Louis, states that the licences were rendered useless after the Rams relocation, despite supposed to having allowed owners to purchase season tickets through the 2024 season.

The man who filed the suit, Ronald McAllister, is seeking reimbursement for the remaining value of the licenses as well as damages.

Seeking class action status, McAllister spent $1,000 each for two licenses, bought in 1995 and 2005 respectively, and has purchased tickets to all 172 exhibition and playoff games, personally attending 169 of those games and both Super Bowls the then St. Louis Rams played in.

The suit cites a Forbes article stating that the franchise made $96 million off of 46,000 licenses averaging $2,085 approximately.

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The suit goes on to say that despite the contract stating that the team could terminate the agreement at any time and that holders were barred from suing, the terms aren’t at all valid and are “illusory”.

“Without providing the PSL owner any means to hold the Rams to their supposed promises,” the suit protests, “the purported contract allows the Rams to perform their obligations or not, solely on the condition of their whim.” Also, the suit claims that the team’s ownership breached the contract, “unjustly enriched itself” and violate the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.

The suits the the third of it’s kind since NFL owners approved the Rams move last month to Los Angeles, and draws similarities to another suit filed in the St. Louis County Circuit Court last month.

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Other suits have demanded refunds to fans who spent any amount of money on the team since Stan Kroenke attained ownership in 2010, that the organization made false promises and deceived fans.

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