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Old 09-28-2007, 09:59 PM
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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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Old 09-28-2007, 10:04 PM
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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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Old 09-28-2007, 10:07 PM
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No. But this is still awesome.
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Old 09-28-2007, 10:09 PM
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No, our tort system in this country is just fine.
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Old 09-28-2007, 10:11 PM
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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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Old 09-28-2007, 10:21 PM
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Old 09-28-2007, 11:46 PM
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Please win please win please win
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Old 09-28-2007, 11:57 PM
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This is the most [censored] awesome thing ever
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Old 09-29-2007, 12:48 AM
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Old 09-29-2007, 01:10 AM
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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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