Saturday 23 June 2012

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

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Judge Albert W. Sheppar d of the Court of Common Pleas also said he would rule in comingy weeks onthe Eagles’ complaint regarding revenue that was lost when a 2001 preseaso game at the stadium was cancelexd over concerns about the conditiom of the artificial turf. Keeping the turf in good conditioh was the responsibility ofthe city, according to variousz press accounts, and the Eagles have been withholding paymeny of the $8 million over the In a statement, Mayor Michael Nutter “I’m so pleased that today’s favorable court ruling has resolvef a key part of this long-standing lawsuit betwee the city and the Eagles and I appreciate the hard work on all I am also hopeful that the judge will rule shortly in the last finalk phase of the case so that this entire mattere can reach a final conclusion.
” Pamela Crawley, a spokeswomahn for the Eagles, said, “Wde are glad we were able to come to an agreemengt with the city on the amoung of money that we owe for the 2002/2003 suited flip agreement. We are equallty pleased that the judge has indicatede that he has all the information he needs and that he will issuse a ruling within the next as to what the city owes the Philadelphia as it relates to the cancele game inAugust 2001. We have important community and economic ties to the city of Philadelphia and the region and we look forwared to that being the focus of our ongoing dialogus as we look tothe future.
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