Wells Fargo Responds To Vikings' Lawsuit Over Signage Near New Stadium
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- In a response to the Vikings' lawsuit, Wells Fargo says its new towers' signs in downtown Minneapolis do not breach an agreement made with the football team.
In December, the Vikings sued the bank because it's using illuminated rooftops signs on two buildings near the new Vikings stadium. The team says Wells Fargo is photo-bombing since the stadium is named for competitor U.S. Bank.
Among other requests, the Vikings want Wells Fargo prohibited from installing and maintaining the roof top signage, and for the bank to remove any existing and non-conforming roof top signage.
The lawsuit was moved to federal court in late December and on Friday, Wells Fargo filed a full response in federal court, which reads in part:
"The roof-top signage on top of the Wells Fargo towers is as 'depicted' in Exhibit D to the Agreement, and there is no prohibition anywhere in the Agreement restricting illumination of the signage. The Vikings' overreaching attempts to dictate the signage on top of Wells Fargo's buildings should, therefore, be rejected. There is no breach of the Agreement, much less a material one."
The bank continues to say that the Vikings' motion for a mandatory preliminary injunction should be denied.
"The Vikings have not met, and cannot meet, their high burden to show that a mandatory preliminary injunction should issue to prevent irreparable injury."