TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………..1
FACTUAL BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………………………..2
I. Super Bowl XLV and the Temporary Seating Issue……………………………………………………2
II. Plaintiffs’ Claims…………………………………………………………………………………..5
ARGUMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
I. Applicable Pleading Standards………………………………………………………………………………..6
II. Nearly All of Plaintiffs’ Tort Claims Are Foreclosed by the IndependentInjury Rule……………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
III. Plaintiffs Fail To State A Claim For Fraudulent Inducement……………………………………..10
A. Plaintiffs Fail to Plead Fraudulent Inducement in Accordance WithRule 9(b)……………10
B. Plaintiffs Cannot Allege that the NFL Never Intended to Performits Contractual Promises…………………………………………………………………………….12
IV. The Claims Barred By the Independent Injury Rule Fail For Additional Reasons………..13
A. Plaintiffs Fail To State A Fraudulent Concealment Claim………………………………13
(i) The NFL Had No Duty to Disclose Status Reports on Seat Installation……………………….14
(ii) Plaintiffs Fail to Plead Fraudulent Intent…………………………………………..17
B. Plaintiffs Fail to State Claim for Negligent Misrepresentation By Aff Misrep………19
C. Plaintiffs Fail to State A Claim for Negligent Misrepresentation By Concealment……….20
D. Plaintiffs’ DTPA Claim Fails For Multiple Additional Reasons………………………21
(i) An Adequate DTPA Demand Has Not Been Made,Requiring This Case Be Abated…21
(ii) The Tickets Do Not Constitute “Goods or Services” Under the DTPA………………….24
(iii) Plaintiffs Fail to State a DTPA Claim……………………………………………….25
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………25
