Just when you think you’ve seen everything that life has to offer and couldn’t possibly be shocked, some sports fans go and file a lawsuit over the outcome of a game.
On Tuesday, New Orleans-based attorney Frank D’Amico Jr. filed a lawsuit on behalf of two Saints season-ticket holders demanding a hearing over the “no call” that changed the outcome of the NFC Championship game and ended the team’s bid of qualifying for the Super Bowl, according to The Advocate.
The lawsuit, filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, claims the named plaintiffs, Tommy Badeaux and Candis Lambert, and their fellow Saints fans suffered myriad damages when referees failed to call a clear pass-interference penalty that spelled the difference in Sunday’s game. It names NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league as defendants.
Among the many things the Saints fans are alleging damage wise include: Past, present and future mental anguish and emotional trauma, “loss of enjoyment of life” and “distrust of the game which has become the National pastime.”
The lawsuit is reportedly 5-pages long and doesn’t ask for a dollar amount, rather they want a hearing set prior to Super Bowl. The suit goes into detail about how Saints fans felt when Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman slammed into Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis prior to a Drew Brees pass getting to him and how no flag was thrown as a result.
The report also has Coleman’s comments about admitting to committing a foul after the game as well as Saints head coach Sean Payton speaking with league officials and how they admitted to their blunder.
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“The impact of the non-call is egregious and demands recourse,” states the lawsuit, filed by attorney Frank D’Amico Jr.
“As a direct result of the said incident, plaintiffs herein have been left bereft and with no faith in the National Football league for fairness despite the league’s own rules to correct such errors, along with emotional anguish, monetary loss for ticket holders, who purchases tickets with the presumption of integrity and fairness.”
Travers Mackel of WDSU provided the full statement:
