Despite the Rams having already moved to Los Angeles — and having played in (and won) their first game back in the City of Angels — the city of St. Louis isn’t finished with them yet.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch provides more details into the situation, which has likely been the one bright spot for those that have just lost their NFL team:
The Rams must also refund deposits for others who bought PSLs, though a district judge was unable to determine an amount for those deposits.
Three different parties have sued the Rams regarding the more than 46,000 people who bought PSLs before the team left for Los Angeles in January. Some plaintiffs paid as much as $1,000 for the licenses, which grant the right to buy season tickets.
Two of those suing parties, Envision, LLC and Richard Arnold, argued that their PSLs are still valid despite the Rams’ relocation and that they have the right to buy season tickets in Los Angeles. The Rams argued that the contracts were terminated by the move.
The third suing party, Ronald McAllister, argued the Rams in effect terminated their contracts with PSL holders when they relocated, and PSL holders therefore deserve refunds on their deposits, based on the contract language.
According to the Post-Dispatch, the judge based his ruling based on the fact that there were two types of contracts used. One, that some were being sold by the Rams ticketing agent FANS Inc., and the others by the team themselves.
Rams season tickets are sold out, but you can win the last four!
Ends on 13th. More Info: https://t.co/5H376TnD47 pic.twitter.com/gwXf9J80P6
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) September 7, 2016
Despite different outlets, both agreements state that even if the team plays in a different venue other than one in St. Louis, the team must “use its best efforts” to give the PSL holders their seats.
If anybody from St. Louis is oddly enough planning to move to Los Angeles anytime soon, that will be a pretty sweet deal, especially when the team moves into their new stadium in Inglewood in 2019.
