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submitted 2 years ago by florge@feddit.uk to c/formula1@lemmy.world

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix in relation to fans being forced to leave Thursday’s practice session after an hourslong delay.

Dimopoulos Law Firm and co-counsel JK Legal & Consulting filed the suit Friday in Nevada District Court on behalf of 35,000 fans who purchased tickets to Thursday’s practice run, the legal firms announced Saturday.

Just nine minutes after Thursday’s’s practice session began, a water valve cover came loose and damaged multiple F1 drivers’ vehicles. That led to a 2 ½ hour delay, with a 90-minute second practice session beginning at 2:30 a.m. Friday.

Fans were forced by police and security officers to leave at 1:30 a.m. Friday and weren’t able to watch the session.

The defendants named in the lawsuit are Liberty Media Corporation, doing business as Formula One Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix and TAB Contractors, Inc. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract, negligence and deceptive trade practices against the defendants.

“We will vindicate the rights of the fans that traveled great distances and paid small fortunes to attend, but were deprived of the experience,” Dimopoulos Law Firm owner and lead attorney Steve Dimopoulos said in a statement.

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[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

Of course it should be reported now. There is people who were affected and need to know about the lawsuit, so they can decide to join in on it. It needs to be in public attention, so that both sides are pressured to play fairly, in particular the F1, since companies in the US love to play ressource games at court.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

You need to discover its existence yourself and manually join it? Do the legal people not make an effort to find everyone they're supposed to be representing?

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

How would they know that you have been there that day and how to contact you? The F1 surely wont hand out the list of qll customers who purchased a ticket and i am not sure if it would be even legal. In my country it wouldnt be legal for sure.

[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

In a class action lawsuit, identifying everyone who bought tickets is part of discovery. F1 will have to provide a list and it is up to the plaintiff to reach out to those people and get them to sign on. Even if someone doesn't participate, they're still entitled to any damages. It's pretty common to get a $20 check for a service you may have used a decade ago that settled a class action lawsuit, even if you never heard of it before. I just got one from Zoom for anti-competitive practices during COVID.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

No idea, I guess publicising it makes sense

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