Federal Court Questions Jurisdiction in Putative Class Action Lawsuit Against the Colorado Rockies Regarding Restrictions on Re-Sale of Baseball Game Tickets

By Carla Varriale   The putative class action lawsuit filed by a disgruntled consumer, Marilyn Sweet, against the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd. (“the Rockies”) in the Colorado Federal Court (“the Sweet Class Action”) may not remain in federal court. The Colorado Federal Court has requested that the parties demonstrate whether the Court has, or should decline to exercise, jurisdiction over the Sweet Class Action.   The Sweet Class Action posits that the Rockies have an ex