LOS ANGELES – The jury deciding the case between the
Oakland Raiders and the NFL sent the judge a note Thursday stating
it was deadlocked on two issues in the team's $1.2 billion lawsuit
against the league.
Specific contents of the note were not disclosed. Superior Court
Judge Richard C. Hubbell sent instructions back to the jurors
asking them to try to reach accord on other issues in the suit.
The panel first began deliberations on April 30, then had to
begin again on May 4 after the jury foreman was excused to take a
long-planned vacation. He was replaced by an alternate.
The Raiders claim the NFL forced them to abandon their plans in
1995 to build a new stadium at Hollywood Park in suburban
Inglewood, and also that the team still owns the rights to the Los
Angeles market. The league denies both claims.
The team, which returned to Oakland from Los Angeles before the
1995 season, is suing the league for $1 billion.
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