Steelers’ Proposed Seat Expansion Sacked by Judge
By Joseph M. Hanna, of Goldberg Segalla
A Pennsylvania judge has rejected the Pittsburg Steelers’ request to force Heinz Stadium’s owner to pay for part of a proposed seat expansion.
The Steelers argued that the Pittsburg-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority (Authority) was required to pay two-thirds of the 3,000 seat, $30 million dollar expansion. To that end, the team filed a partial summary judgment motion to resolve the expansion funding before trial. The judge, i