As if issues weren’t already unhealthy sufficient for each groups, one undesirable ingredient of a decade-long malaise for each the New York Giants and New York Jets is the nagging criticism that the 2 Huge Apple franchises truly play throughout the state line at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. That is influenced an undesirable authorized distraction to each groups, as a pair of followers are persisting in authorized motion over New York soccer’s territorial issues.
In accordance with the New York Put up, a pair of New York-area followers have amended their $6 billion lawsuit in opposition to the Giants and Jets, alleging that they need to drop “New York” from their names on condition that they play in New Jersey. The unique lawsuit filed in January had demanded each groups be returned to New York State correct by 2025, however has since been revised.
Of their lawsuit, which seeks $2 billion in financial damages and $4 billion in punitive damages claiming false promoting and misleading practices, one plaintiff — described as an “avid soccer fan” — claimed that he was shocked to study that the Giants performed and function in East Rutherford, New Jersey, when he purchased tickets. The case-action lawsuit seeks to characterize anybody who has attended video games at MetLife Stadium since 2016.
Neither the Giants, Jets, nor the NFL have taken kindly to the lawsuit — In April, all events filed papers to have the lawsuit dismissed, insisting that using New York within the staff names shouldn’t be deceptive in any respect. MetLife Stadium resides simply seven miles from Manhattan (separated by the Hudson River), and is nicely throughout the 75-mile radius overlaying the groups’ NFL territory rights.
“These claims are calculated to attain factors within the headlines — not the courtroom,” learn an announcement by attorneys representing the events concerned.
After enjoying at Yankee Stadium throughout their glory years within the Nineteen Fifties and early Sixties, the Giants moved to East Rutherford in 1976 to the newly-constructed Giants Stadium. The Jets turned tenants of Giants Stadium in 1984, and the 2 groups have shared MetLife Stadium since 2010.