The Kraft Group Files Complaint Against Foxborough over Stadium Licensing Fees
The company says Foxborough is trying to collect nearly $1 million in annual costs that exceed the state’s $100 renewal fee.
- On Monday, the Kraft Group filed a lawsuit in Norfolk Superior Court against the Town of Foxborough, accusing officials of "repeatedly misusing" licensing authority to unlawfully extract $1 million in administrative fees annually.
- Kraft's companies contend the town used an April renewal to impose roughly $1 million in new administrative fees, claiming state law caps such licensing charges at $100 annually.
- Foxborough officials defended the charges in a statement Tuesday, asserting the license provisions reimburse the municipality for "vital public safety and other municipal services" necessary to manage large-scale events.
- Before filing, the Kraft Group proposed increasing their share of concert revenue to cover municipal costs, but Foxborough rejected this "win-win proposal," forcing the lawsuit as a deadline approached.
- This legal conflict emerges while Gillette Stadium hosts 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, following a March dispute where Foxborough threatened to cancel the games over a $7.8 million security bill.
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The Kraft Group files complaint against Foxborough over stadium licensing fees
As Gillette Stadium hosts World Cup matches this summer, Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots have sued the town of Foxborough over licensing fees, claiming “the town repeatedly misused its state-granted licensing authority to unlawfully extract funds."
Kraft Group sues Foxboro over nearly $1M entertainment license fee for Gillette Stadium
The Kraft Group filed a lawsuit against Foxboro on Tuesday over an entertainment license fee of about $1 million for Gillette Stadium they say is part of a pattern of the town improperly using licensing authority to "extract funds" from the organization.
Patriots' stadium owner sues town over ‘abuse’ of state licensing system
The Kraft Group sued the town of Foxborough on Tuesday over what it described as the town’s misuse of the licensing process for Gillette Stadium to force the Krafts to spend more than $900,000 annually as a condition of renewing its entertainment license. The 52-page complaint filed in Norfolk County Superior Court lists the town as the lone defendant. The lawsuit contests the renewal of the 2026 entertainment license for the stadium and is sepa…
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