Sadly, those seeking to use the courts to hold the Cheatriots accountable for their racketeering have chickened out. [update: Fox News and CNN today are hot on the story of Matt Walsh, the Patriots' purported videotaper. He claims to have an incriminating tape of the Patriots' cheating ways and is discussing with the NFL. The plaintiffs in this suit claim that they withdrew their complaint in order to see what, exactly, Walsh has to say.]
Dr. Bombay said then (as did others) that the suit was likely to be dismissed. The question remains though - how can you sue a pro sports team? I’ve been thinking that there must be a way to sue teams for deliberately tanking all or parts of a season in order to get a better draft pick.
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