The Commanders must pay more than $600,000 after settling a lawsuit with the District of Columbia attorney general’s office regarding the alleged mishandling of season-ticket deposits, attorney general Brian L. Schwalb announced Monday.
According to Schwalb, the Commanders didn’t return deposits from season-ticket holders and made it difficult for fans to get refunds, in violation of D.C.’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act. As a result, Washington must pay approximately $200,000 to those who were impacted and $425,000 to the District of Columbia.
When the lawsuit was filed last November, the Commanders said they had not accepted premium security deposits in two decades. The team reiterated that claim in a statement Monday.
