People outside of the Astros organization aren’t the only ones who are upset about the team cheating their way to a 2017 championship.
A season ticket holder filed a class-action lawsuit against the team for “deceptively overcharging” for season tickets while engaging in sign-stealing, according to court documents.
Via Click2Houston:
“Court documents revealed that Adam Wallach filed the lawsuit on Friday claiming that he was a season ticket holder between 2017 and 2020 and because of the scandal, the team put a “deficient product” on the field, which has resulted in the devaluation of tickets.
Through the lawsuit, Wallach is looking to recover damages for he calls “inappropriate increases in the … season ticket prices, diminished value of their personal seat licenses and an injunction prohibiting (season ticket holders) from raising season ticket prices for at least two years.”
The class-action lawsuit is open to all full or partial season ticket holders and accuses the Astros of gross negligence, breach of contract and violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Trade Act, among other things.”
Wallach is asking for more than $1 million in damages and claiming the Astros had a responsibility to uphold the MLB rules and give fans a quality game.
Basically, he’s stating the Astros breached their contract by knowingly providing a deficient product, according to a lawyer.
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“The lawsuit claims season ticket holders are owed refunds by the Astros for and also want to prevent the team from raising season ticket prices for two years due to the sign-stealing scheme.”
The Astros cheating and players not being punished will be a talking point not only this season but for years to come.
