LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 27: Oakland Raiders fan Davi Tole of Nevada displays a sign to passing motorists on the Las Vegas Strip near the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign after National Football League owners voted 31-1 to approve the team's application to relocate to Las Vegas during their annual meeting on March 27, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders are expected to begin play no later than 2020 in a planned 65,000-seat domed stadium to be built in Las Vegas at a cost of about USD 1.9 billion.

Oakland lawsuit against Raiders, NFL dismissed

Ethan Miller / Getty Images Sport / Getty

A federal judge dismissed the City of Oakland's lawsuit against the Raiders, the NFL, and the league's other 31 owners tied to the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas, according to Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The antitrust and breach of contract lawsuit, filed in 2018, was an attempt to recover financial losses due to the Raiders leaving the city and vacating Oakland Coliseum.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero of the Northern District of California said the damages in question aren't eligible for compensation under the Clayton Act.

In the lawsuit, Oakland also argued that the NFL could support 42 teams, but in his decision Thursday, Spero said the city couldn't prove it was harmed by the league allowing only 32 teams.

The Raiders' move to Las Vegas was approved via a 31-1 vote by the owners in 2017. The team is scheduled to play in the $2.5-billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium this season.

XRedditFacebookWhatsAppEmailSMS
MORE STORIES