Colton Schmidt is one of just two players named in the suit, but others have expressed interest in joiningGETTY IMAGES
Two class-action lawsuits "have been filed this week by former employees" of the AAF after the league's abrupt suspension of operations earlier this month, according to Rothstein & Bonagura of ESPN.com. The players' suit was "filed in the Superior Court of the State of California," and former Birmingham Iron Dir of Community Relations James Roberson Jr.'s suit was "filed in the U.S. District Court" in Northern California. Roberson is "suing the AAF and its LLC, Legendary Field Exhibitions, along with a handful of investors," including former NFLers Jared Allen and Troy Polamalu. League co-Founder Bill Polian, AAF Head of Football Operations J.K. McKay and MGM Resorts Int'l also are "listed as co-defendants." The players' lawsuit, filed by Iron P Colton Schmidt and Orlando Apollos LB Reggie Northrup under the name "AAF Players," targets Legendary Field Exhibitions, AAF Chair Tom Dundon, co-Founder Charlie Ebersol and the Ebersol Sports Media Group. Attorney Boris Treyzon, representing the players, said that Schmidt and Northrup are the "only players named for now, but others have expressed interest in joining." The players are "requesting each plaintiff and class-action member get three times the damages they endured, general damages and punitive damages" (ESPN.com, 4/10).
