Buffalo Jills Manager Releases Statement On Bills' Influence, Commish Wants Buffalo Stadium Options

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Admittedly released in time with the NFL Draft tomorrow in New York City, the manager of the Buffalo Jills cheerleader squad is coming out and agreeing with the lawyer of the co-defendants in the current court case involving minimum wage violations and unethical conduct.

Stejon Productions President Stephanie Mateczun suspended operations after the lawsuit was filed and is now speaking out against the Bills and their lack of accountablility. She released a statement that included:

The Buffalo Bills own the trademark for the Jills; they control the field and everything that happens on that field, from the uniforms the cheerleaders wear to the dances they perform. Yet the organization appears content to attempt to wash their hands of any connection to their own cheerleading squad.

The Buffalo Bills management operates a football team valued by some at nearly $900 million. If people believe they don't maintain influence and control over every part of their operation, including their cheerleaders, they are mistaken.

Here's the new interview with the lawyers in charge of giving soundbites until further notice
A sixth former Jill has filed a separate suit and is encouraging other ex-Jills to join- according to James Staas' article in the Buffalo News, there are already 200 former Jills in line. The Bills are not named in the case, and it is considered class action.

In another team-related note, commish Roger Goodell said today that he is looking for a more-intown, up-to-date stadium as the team moves forward in western New York. The design firm AECOM has been given until mid-July to figure out three or four sites for a possible-new stadium for the Bills.

JR Isn't A Fan Of The Concussion Lawsuit

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And we now have a player coming forward who isn't a fan of the current lawsuit where people are piling on to turn the thing into a class action suit rather quickly...

Jeremy Roenick was a guest on "Prime Time Sports" with Bobcat and Damien Cox...

Judge Approves Pilot Flying J Settlements, More Lawsuits Still Planned

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Pilot Flying J Truck Stops, owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, wants to settle outside court with 8 trucking companies that are filing suit against the company. The company made the motion to settle in an Arkansas federal court. Pilot Flying J wants to resolve the civil suits ahead of the criminal case that awaits them.

Here's what Haslam is offering:

Completely reimbursing the trucking companies
Audit all accounts of trucking companies who received any rebates from the year 2008 on
Promise to pay all customers 100 percent of any money owed- with 6 percent interest
Pay all legal and associated fees and
Allow an independent accountant to go over the company's internal audit

Customers can also opt out if they want

Haslam released a statement today saying in part: "I commend all of these individuals for their hard work and dedication to ensuring our customers are paid back quickly and fairly for any potential discrepancies found in their accounts."

The same federal judge overseeing the case will give the yay or nay in November.

Here's the latest from Knoxville...
Here's the settlement motion, thanks to our friends at WVLT-TV
The eight firms looking to settle are:

National Trucking Financial Reclamation Services, LLC.
Bruce Taylor
Edis Trucking
Jerry Floyd
Mike Campbell
Paul Otto
Townes Trucking, Inc.
R&R Transportation, Inc.

Pilot Flying J is not admitting any wrongdoing or include any punitive damages, and Pilot Flying J says they won't do any more shenanigans with their rebate policy. And it's because the company is not admitting any wrongdoing that some lawyers attached to the class action suit are looking to opt out and file separately...

The HQ is thinking that this is just getting warmed up...