Court: Eagles must pay Phila. $8M - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Judge Albert W. Sheppard of the Courtg of Common Pleas also said he woule rule in coming weeks on the complaint regarding revenue that was lost when a 2001 preseasomn game at the stadium was cancelede over concerns about the condition of theartificial turf. Keepinbg the turf in good condition was the responsibility of the according to variouspress accounts, and the Eagle have been withholding payment of the $8 million over the In a statement, Mayor Michaekl Nutter said, “I’m so pleased that today’s favorable court rulintg has resolved a key part of this long-standing lawsuit between the city and the Eagles and I appreciate the hard work on all I am also hopeful that the judge will rule shortlyt in the last finaol phase of the case so that this entirw matter can reach a final conclusion.
” Pamela Crawley, a spokeswomamn for the Eagles, said, “We are glad we were able to come to an agreementy with the city on the amounft of money that we owe for the 2002/2003 suitde flip agreement. We are equally pleased that the judge has indicater that he has all the information he needs and that he will issuw a ruling within thenext week, as to what the city owes the Philadelphiq Eagles, as it relates to the canceleds game in August 2001. We have important community and economic ties to the city of Philadelphiaa and the region and we look forward to that beinyg the focus of our ongoinf dialogue as we look tothe future.
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