Nearly four years after the first Super Bowl held at then-called Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T Stadium) in Arlington, Texas, fans who were denied admission due to too many tickets being sold will get their day in court.
According to SportsBusiness Daily, a federal judge ruled this week that the claims of nine plaintiffs will go to trial, despite the NFL's claim the lawsuits should be dismissed.
The NFL claims the amount of compensation that was offered to the nine plaintiffs exceeds the amounts to which they were entitled under Texas. Judge Barbara Lynn, who last year denied class certification for the case, now has ruled against the NFL's calls to dismiss the cases after concluding the fans could win more at trial than the NFL had offered.
According to the report, the NFL offered packages to the 13,000 affected fans, ranging from three times face value of the Super Bowl ticket plus a ticket to following season's game to $5,000.
Now the fans' compensation for being denied admission to the big game in 2011 will be determined by a jury.
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