The Holiday Bowl is seeking at least $3 million after UCLA backed out of the 2021 game because of COVID-19 cases, triggering cancellation of the contest.
In a lawsuit filed in California Superior Court in San Diego County on Wednesday morning, the SDBGA alleges “a failure of defendants to accept responsibility and accountability for their conduct, which caused substantial damages to plaintiff.”
“Despite the Pac-12’s good faith efforts to find an amicable and fair resolution, the Holiday Bowl filed a lawsuit this week seeking to leverage for its own financial gain the global COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the cancellation of the 2021 Holiday Bowl,” said a Pac-12 statement Wednesday. “The Holiday Bowl is now also refusing to pay the fees it owes the Pac-12 for our member institution’s participation in the 2022 Holiday Bowl, in clear breach of our agreement.
At issue in the case will be whether the Pac-12 correctly applied the “force majeure” provision of the contract the bowl and the conference signed in 2019 as a reason not to participate that will hold up under law. The 2020 Holiday Bowl was canceled because of pandemic restrictions in California, which hurt the SDBGA financially. In 2021, a full college football season was played, and the bowl selected UCLA and North Carolina State as its teams. The lawsuit states the Bruins enjoyed the bowl festivities leading up to the game, including a trip to Sea World, a visit to a U.S. Navy ship and other team events.
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