Jets fan sues Patriots for $184 million
 

NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York Jets season-ticket holder filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the New England Patriots and coach Bill Belichick for "deceiving customers."

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., by Carl Mayer of Princeton Township, N.J., stems from the Patriots being caught illegally videotaping signals from Jets coaches in New England's 38-14 season-opening win Sept. 9.

"They violated the integrity of the game," Mayer's attorney, Bruce Afran, told The Associated Press. "This is a way of punishing Belichick and the Patriots."

Mayer is seeking more than $184 million in damages for Jets ticket holders.

Belichick was fined $500,000 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and the team was fined $250,000 for violating a league rule that prohibits clubs from using a video camera on the sidelines for any purpose -- including recording signals relayed to opposing players on the field. New England also must forfeit a first-round draft pick next year if it makes the playoffs or a second- and third-rounder if it doesn't.

"They were deceiving customers," said the 48-year-old Mayer. "You can't deceive customers."

The lawsuit maintained that because other teams found illegal videotaping by the defendants, Jets ticket holders should be compensated for all games played in Giants Stadium between the Jets and Patriots since Belichick became head coach in 2000.

The two calculated that because customers paid $61.6 million to watch eight "fraudulent" games, they're entitled to triple that amount -- or $184.8 million -- in compensation under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.

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I lol'd at this. Can lawsuits get any more asburd?

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Probably, although this is pretty ridiculous

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No. But this is still awesome.

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No, our tort system in this country is just fine.

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Meh, this is going to get tossed out and isn't going to cost anyone except the idiot any money. I don't see whats the problem with stuff like this. Its the ones that don't get thrown out that are the problem.

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Please win please win please win

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This is the most [censored] awesome thing ever

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"The two calculated that because customers paid $61.6 million to watch eight "fraudulent" games, they're entitled to triple that amount -- or $184.8 million -- in compensation under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. "

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

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i'd love to see the pats countersue this guy for a sick amount of money and then make him get a patriots tattoo on his [censored] gigantic dicksucking greasy forehead when he can't pay up. [censored] jets fans. have fun going 5-11 you fat chuds.

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Sounds reasonable to me. I'd rule for the plaintiff.

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I think this suit is perhaps the exact opposite of awesome.
What a dick.
Way to attention-whore and waste our court's time.
The fact that people can actually make a living by filing ridiculous schemes like this disgusts me.

The lawyer also set a new high for intelligent quote-worthyness when he offered:
"They were deceiving customers," said the 48-year-old Mayer. "You can't deceive customers."

Well said. Brilliant.

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I'll be rooting like a [censored] for the Pats to lose this lawsuit. Smug [censored] [censored].

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I'm just curious, what exactly would the Pats be suing for in this case?

Of course the class action suit will never even come close to seeing a courtroom, but what the hell. The guy has every right to file a suit, and the lawyer is going to get some decent NY area publicity. We'll all forget about this within mere days.

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I'm just curious, what exactly would the Pats be suing for in this case?



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Something as ridiculous as whatever this guy is suing for?

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Of course the class action suit will never even come close to seeing a courtroom, but what the hell.

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Don't be so sure. A DC judge sued his dry cleaners for $67 million. The lawsuit came about due to the store's "satisfaction guaranteed" not being met when they performed a $10 dry cleaning service.

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What is this world coming to?

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Don't be so sure. A DC judge sued his dry cleaners for $67 million. The lawsuit came about due to the store's "satisfaction guaranteed" not being met when they performed a $10 dry cleaning service.

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He lost the suit and his job. Those he sued recovered their legal fees. It sucks for them, but the Judge is now known throughout the US as a scumbag. That's a pretty big incentive not to sue.

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Shouldn't he be suing the Jets for impersonating a professional football franchise?

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I don't see him getting any less then 1 million for this.

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now the Pats are going to be angry enough to go undefeated next year too

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I'm just curious, what exactly would the Pats be suing for in this case?

Of course the class action suit will never even come close to seeing a courtroom, but what the hell. The guy has every right to file a suit, and the lawyer is going to get some decent NY area publicity. We'll all forget about this within mere days.

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i am not a legal expert but i'm pretty sure it's quite common to countersue someone for bringing frivolous claims, harassment, etc.

lol at you trying to play off this douchebag lawsuit with crap about his rights... if someone sued payton manning for being a no-dick redneck choke artist between 2002 and 2005 you would be acting like it was the holocaust and you know it. this suit has about as much meritas that one would.

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If this guy wins baseball fans should consider suing for every game played between 1986 and 2004.

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If I buy season tickets after seeing a commercial for the team involving several players, but then one of the players gets traded during the year, can I sue for false advertising for every game after which that player was traded?

Hmm.

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Hopefully Chad Pennington sues Jets season ticket holders... you know, just for being dicks.

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I'm just curious, what exactly would the Pats be suing for in this case?

Of course the class action suit will never even come close to seeing a courtroom, but what the hell. The guy has every right to file a suit, and the lawyer is going to get some decent NY area publicity. We'll all forget about this within mere days.

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i am not a legal expert but i'm pretty sure it's quite common to countersue someone for bringing frivolous claims, harassment, etc.

lol at you trying to play off this douchebag lawsuit with crap about his rights... if someone sued payton manning for being a no-dick redneck choke artist between 2002 and 2005 you would be acting like it was the holocaust and you know it. this suit has about as much meritas that one would.

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Well, way to completely take it out of context. I even said the guy would never get anywhere with it. You need to take a few more chill pills or something, bro. I know you Beantown types get a little angry when somebody says something bad about you, but come on.

If somebody sued Peyton Manning for (as you Beantown types LOOOOOOVE to say, since he's better than Brady but didn't have the supporting cast) being a "choke-artist" I'd laugh that one off too. Mainly because that isn't even CLOSE to being a legal issue, but whatever.

In short, suck it NT. I didn't even say anything against the Pats, you're the one taking this lawsuit WAAAAAAAAY too seriously. I guess I was wrong thinking someone the people that run 2p2 allow to be a "moderator" would be a little more reasonable and intelligent than you.

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what in the [censored] is this??

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If somebody sued Peyton Manning for (as you Beantown types LOOOOOOVE to say, since he's better than Brady but didn't have the supporting cast) being a "choke-artist" I'd laugh that one off too. Mainly because that isn't even CLOSE to being a legal issue, but whatever.

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The precedent says otherwise (Comm. of Massachusetts v. Gedman, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 1, 471 N.E.2d 376 (1986)).

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this didn't get enough love

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It was pretty gay considering that the Jets made the playoffs last year.

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this is why people hate the united states

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If he wins this, he'll be loved by Jets fans for taking down the Pats. Unfortunately it doesn't change the fact that he's a [censored] idiot.

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You know a guy is pissed when he busts out the "giant dick sucking forehead" slam. ouch.

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Why? Because we have idoits. I'm sure you can find those all over the world.

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hahahahha

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good news everyone, it's not because of iraq or afghanistan or israel or our support of various other groups

it's petty lawsuits!

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That seems about right. I wish the protesters in other countries would just say 'we hate all of your lawsuits', instead of hiding behind a Bush effigy, protesting our foreign policy, claiming that the U.S. violates the Geneva Convention, etc...