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Jun. 8, 2026

Pasadena's Rose Bowl contract suit against UCLA may proceed

A Los Angeles judge allowed Pasadena's contract claims against UCLA and SoFi Stadium entities to proceed, finding allegations of an attempted breach of the Rose Bowl agreement sufficient while dismissing only one claim.

Pasadena's Rose Bowl contract suit against UCLA may proceed
Judge Joseph Lipner

A Los Angeles judge rejected UCLA's bid to pare back Pasadena's breach-of-contract lawsuit over the university's alleged plans to move its home football games from the Rose Bowl to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

In a 20-page ruling issued Thursday, Superior Court Judge Joseph M. Lipner found the Rose Bowl Operating Co. adequately pleaded claims that UCLA breached its long-term stadium agreement, denying the school's request for permission to file a late anti-SLAPP moti...

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