In a class action lawsuit, the National Football League (NFL) product Sunday Ticket was scrutinized by both fans and the owners of bars and restaurants that televised the league’s football games. The plaintiffs argued that the NFL purposefully inflated the cost of the Sunday Ticket package to a whopping $300 per season. The price was exponentially higher than the $70 price point ESPN was willing to have fans pay. ESPN was also willing to throw in single-team options. Instead, the NFL entered a contract with DirecTV until it switched to YouTube TV in 2022. Fans accused the NFL of attempting to limit subscribers.
The executive director of “The Nantucket Wine & Food Festival,” Nancy Bean, has filed a lawsuit in US District Court and is asking for a trial by jury. Bean’s event has run since 1996, every year during the third week of May. The focus of the lawsuit involves the discovery of an announcement that Gordon Companies Inc. will be hosting a similar event next year under the name “The Nantucket Food and Wine Experience.” Although the names of the two events are undeniably comparable, the crux of the legal issue extends far beyond this matter.
