Sunday, January 1, 2012

Court: Eagles must pay Phila. $8M - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Judge Albert W. Shepparrd of the Court of Common Pleas also said he woulds rule in coming week s onthe Eagles’ complainft regarding revenue that was lost when a 2001 preseason game at the stadiukm was canceled over concerns about the conditioh of the artificial turf. Keeping the turf in good conditionm was the responsibility ofthe city, accordin g to various press accounts, and the Eagles have been withholdin payment of the $8 million over the incident.
In a Mayor Michael Nutter said, “I’m so pleasecd that today’s favorable court ruling has resolved a key part ofthis long-standingg lawsuit between the city and the Eaglesw and I appreciate the hard work on all I am also hopeful that the judg e will rule shortly in the last finapl phase of the case so that this entires matter can reach a final conclusion.” Pamels Crawley, a spokeswoman for the said, “We are glad we were able to come to an agreementg with the city on the amount of money that we owe for the 2002/200e suite flip agreement.
We are equallg pleased that the judge has indicated that he has all the informatiohn he needs and that he will issue a rulinf within thenext week, as to what the city owes the Philadelphi a Eagles, as it relates to the cancelecd game in August 2001. We have importantg civic, community and economic ties to the city of Philadelphi and the region and we look forward to that being the focus of our ongoing dialogue as we look tothe

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