ST. LOUIS — A lawsuit pitting St. Louisans against Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the National Football League over the team's 2016 exodus will play out in a St. Louis courtroom instead of in secret, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
The high court denied Kroenke's motion to move the suit into arbitration, meaning the fight over the Rams' move to Los Angeles will stay in St. Louis Circuit Court.
“It's a major deal,” said Jim Shrewsbury, chairman of the public authority that owns the domed downtown football stadium. “It guarantees us our day in court.