Judge Dispatches With Fans’ Claim that They Were Denied a Legitimate Race

Sep 1, 2006

A federal judge in the Southern District of Indiana has dismissed, with prejudice, a class action lawsuit brought by a group of disgruntled race car fans, who were attending the U.S. Grand Prix last year when a majority of the team competing in the event withdrew at the last minute, citing safety concerns.   The judge noted specifically that “a spectator’s opinion about the quality of an event … is simply not actionable.” The event that led to the suit actually occurred in the days
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