The National Football League and its teams have prevailed in another round of litigation brought by the city of Oakland, Calif., challenging the relocation of the Raiders franchise to Las Vegas.
A mid-level state court, California’s Second District Court of Appeal, ruled in favor of the NFL on Thursday. It rejected allegations that the move breached the league’s governing documents or unjustly enriched its 32 teams at Oakland’s expense.
Justice John L. Segal, writing for the court, said the city lacked standing to bring the contract claims because it wasn’t a third-party beneficiary with the right to enforce the NFL’s ...