IBE v. JONES

No. 15-10242.

836 F.3d 516 (2016)

Bruce IBE; Dean Hoffman; Robert Fortune; Jason McLear, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Jerral Wayne JONES, also known as Jerry Jones; Blue & Silver, Incorporated; Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Limited; JWJ Corporation; Cowboys Stadium, L.P.; Cowboys Stadium GP, L.L.C.; National Football League, Defendants-Appellees Ken Laffin, Individually and On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated; David Wanta, Individually and On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated; Rebecca Burgwin, Individually and On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. National Football League; Cowboys Stadium GP, L.L.C.; Cowboys Stadium, L.P.; Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Limited; JWJ Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 9, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Avenatti, Esq. , Ahmed Ibrahim , Eagan Avenatti, L.L.P., Newport Beach, CA, Christopher Scott Ayres, Esq. , Ayres Law Office, Addison, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Farbod Farnia , Paul A. Grinke , Aaron Abram Martinez , Levi Glenn McCathern, II , McCathern, P.L.L.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Jerral Wayne Jones, Blue & Silver, Incorporated, Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Limited, JWJ Corporation, Cowboys Stadium, L.P., and Cowboys Stadium GP, L.L.C.

Richard Thaddeus Behrens, Esq. , George W. Bramblett, Jr., Esq. , Daniel H. Gold, Esq. , Anne McGowan Johnson , Matthew Adams McGee , Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, William Feldman , Attorney, Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee National Football League.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and JONES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiffs-Appellants ("Appellants") purchased tickets to Super Bowl XLV, but were either displaced from their seats, relocated, or had an obstructed view of the field. The majority of affected ticketholders settled with the National Football League (the "NFL"). Appellants, however, elected to sue, alleging various...

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