Class Says NFL Shakes Down Fans, Who Get Just 1% of Super Bowl Tix
A federal class action claims the NFL is unjustly enriching itself and violating state law by following its traditional practice of allowing only 1 percent of Super Bowl tickets to be sold to the public at face value.
Just 775 of the 77,500 tickets for this year’s Super Bowl will be available at face value to the general public.
Lead plaintiff Josh Finkelman cites a 2001 New Jersey consumer fraud law - N.J.S.A. 56:8-35.1 - which prohibits withholding of more than 5 percent of seating for any event from the general public. The Legislature passed the law to prevent price gouging.
In the two-count lawsuit, Finkelman claims the NFL unjustly enriches itself by violating the state’s consumer fraud law.
The NFL allots Super Bowl tickets to insiders and corporations, leaving few tickets available for common sports fans.
More: Courthouse News Service