Sometimes all it takes is a pull on the heart strings to drop a $60K lawsuit settlement. That an painting a NFL club as scrooge ripping off grandmothers.
An article ran in Thursday's Washington Post, that told the story of 72-year old season ticket holder Pat Hill and her inability to afford her season tickets, which she signed a 10-year contract for at a cost of 5,300 a year. Because she backed out of her contract with the club, the Redskins sued and successfully won a settlement of $66,364 that she had to pay them.
After the story ran, the Redskins decided to drop the suit against her the very next day and free her from any contract obligations.
Now if only sports clubs would redirect their legal focus to players who renege on their contracts I think we would all be happy ***cough***Ottawa Senators***cough***Dany Heatley.
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