Former San Diego city attorneys sue Chargers, NFL over team’s move to L.A.
LA TimesChargers quarterback Philip Rivers salutes the fans after a 30-14 win over Miami at Qualcomm Stadium on Dec. 20, 2015. Two former San Diego city attorneys have followed through on their threat from last week and filed a lawsuit against the National Football League and its 32 team owners, accusing them of violating their own rules governing team relocations. It accuses league and team officials of failing to negotiate in good faith over more than 10 years, while city officials worked to find a new playing field for the San Diego Chargers or to upgrade the team’s longtime home, Qualcomm Stadium. The San Diego case was filed one week after Aguirre advised Mayor Todd Gloria that he would pursue a claim against the NFL and its team owners if the city did not. “The city relied on the false representations and in fact, spent considerable time, effort and funds to work on plans to meet the Chargers’ demands for additional public taxpayer subsidies.” The lawsuit recounts a series of efforts undertaken by four different San Diego mayors and other public officials designed to keep the Chargers in San Diego, where the team moved in 1961 after a single season in Los Angeles.
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