ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The case of St. Louis against Stan Kroenke and the NFL over the Rams move to Los Angeles likely won't go to trial until next January.
According to multiple reports, Judge Christopher McGraugh intends to reschedule the trial because of restrictions on reopening courts and concerns about finding enough jurors for what could be a two-month trial. The trial had been scheduled for October.
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St. Louis, St. Louis County and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority claim the NFL violated its own relocation rules when it let the Rams move in 2016. They're seeking some $1 billion in damages.
The Rams moved to Los Angeles in 2016, prompting a suit by St. Louis city and county and the operator of the domed downtown stadium where the Rams formerly played.
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This suit could force Kroenke, Rams COO Kevin Demoff and/or NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to a witness stand inside a St. Louis courtroom. It could also mean millions of dollars to, for instance, pay off the dome's debt.
A separate suit was recently settled, giving $24 million in refunds to former St. Louis Rams personal seat license holders. St. Louis was also the winner in another lawsuit, that allows fans who bought tickets and merchandise since 2010 to be eligible for partial refunds.
However, Kroenke and the Rams did win a court decision that allowed them to purchase their former practice facility property in Earth City — last valued at $12.7 million — for just $1.
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