Detailed view of NFL shield logo at midfield prior to the game between the Houston Texans and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, USA, Dec 15, 2018. Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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(Reuters) - What’s the most effective way for defense lawyers to express abject scorn for plaintiffs’ allegations in a motion to dismiss? Should they break out the thesaurus to find creative synonyms for the word “frivolous?” Or go light on the adjectives to allow their legal arguments to speak for themselves?
Lawyers for the National Football League, the New York Football Giants Inc, the New York Jets LLC, and New Meadowlands Stadium Co LLC deployed the latter strategy in their April 25 motion to dismiss an amended class action complaint accusing the NFL, the teams and the stadium of duping consumers into believing the Jets and Giants play home games in New York City.
The original complaint, which alleged a racketeering conspiracy and sought an order requiring the Jets and Giants to ditch the New Jersey Meadowlands and begin playing home games in a New York stadium, received widespread coverage (although not by Reuters). Many headlines featured the lawsuit’s demand for $6 billion in damages for a...
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