COUPLE WINS CLAIM OVER RAIDERS SELLING TICKETS WITHOUT PSLS

          A small-claims judge ruled that the Oakland Football
     Marketing Association (OFMA), which sells PSLs for Raiders
     games, violated its contract and must give a refund to a
     Sacramento couple who bought a PSL, according to Carolyn
     McMillan of the CONTRA COSTA TIMES.  The decision in the
     "closely watched case" could "spark" dozens of similar
     claims from other "disgruntled" PSL holders and "hamper"
     current efforts to turn around the Raiders' "stagnant" PSL
     program.   Mark and Lisa Nunn claimed that the OFMA violated
     the terms of its PSL agreement when it tried to "shore up
     sagging ticket sales" last year by allowing people without
     PSLs to purchase season-tickets.  The judge ordered OFMA to
     pay $3,019 to the couple for reimbursement of their PSL fees
     and court costs.  OFMA President Richard Rogers said the
     team hasn't decided whether it would appeal the decision
     (CONTRA COSTA TIMES/S.J. MERCURY NEWS, 4/23).