The lawsuit claims Cablevision Systems Corp. – the Garden's owner and an opponent of a proposed stadium for the Jets in Manhattan – took steps to exclude any competition, resulting in fewer choices and higher ticket prices for New York fans.
It also claims Cablevision has spent millions of dollars on a "false and misleading disinformation campaign" against the stadium and denied the Jets a chance to "set the record straight" for New Yorkers by denying them a chance to buy ads on their cable systems, reports ESPN.com
Cablevision made a $600million offer for the rail yard on the Hudson River at the site of the new stadium, but the Jets' claim that was concocted simply to block their project.
Madison Square Garden is a few blocks from the proposed stadium site, and its owners feel the new facility would steal some of their business.
The stadium is also the linchpin to the city's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others have said that without a commitment to build the stadium, the International Olympic Committee is likely to choose one of the other four cities bidding to host the Games.
