By GARY KLEINSTAFF WRITER
APRIL 20, 2020
6:58 PM
The Rams left St. Louis in 2016, but the legal fallout continues.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition by Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the team to decide a relocation lawsuit in arbitration, according to court documents.
The Rams declined to comment.
Monday’s decision was the latest turn in a 2017 lawsuit brought by the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, St. Louis and St. Louis County against Kroenke, the NFL and the league’s 31 other team owners. It seeks unspecified damages for breach of contract, unjust enrichment and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Kroenke petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last September that the case should be decided in a St. Louis courtroom.
A tentative trial date had been set for Oct. 25, 2021.
Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.