Fanatics names Marvin Harrison Jr.'s father in refiled lawsuit - ESPN

TEMPE, Ariz. — Fanatics refiled its lawsuit against Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. late last week, expanding it to include fraud allegations against his father, Marvin Harrison Sr.

In the revised suit, which was filed Friday in the New York State Supreme Court, Fanatics named Pro Football Hall of Famer Harrison Sr. as a party in the suit, and it alleges he «aided and abetted Harrison Jr.'s fraud on Fanatics.»

The impetus for Fanatics' suit against Harrison Jr., which was filed May 18, is an alleged breach of contract by Harrison Jr.

Fanatics' refiled suit claims the defendants in the case «deliberately misled Fanatics into believing there was a binding contract between Harrison Jr., his company, and Fanatics, and that Harrison Jr. had signed that contract.»

The suit also claims that «Harrison Sr. further led Fanatics to believe that Harrison Jr. had signed the Binding Term Sheet.»

The new allegations stem from two affidavits — one from Harrison Jr. and one from Harrison Sr. — filed on July 31 that stated it was Harrison Sr., not Harrison Jr., who signed the binding term sheet that is at the center of the lawsuit. Both affidavits were written to be true under the penalty of perjury.

Fanatics revised its counts from four to six while replacing two initial counts. Fanatics claims it was led to believe that it was negotiating the binding term sheet with Harrison Jr. through Harrison Sr., but that it would be Harrison Jr. who would sign the term sheet. That belief was dismantled with the July affidavits from Harrison Jr. and Harrison Sr.

In the revised suit, Fanatics claims the signature on the binding term sheet «bears a striking resemblance» to Harrison Jr.'s signature on both the W-9 form that