MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 23 (UPI) — The Minnesota Vikings are attempting to sue Wells Fargo on grounds that the bank has violated an agreement between the two by attempting to install large, bright signs on their nearby offices.
The two sides agreed that the Wells Fargo would be allowed to place 56-foot signs on both of its office buildings near the stadium, named after Wells Fargo competitor U.S. Bank. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the Vikings stated that the sings that Wells Fargo has proposed are meant to sneak their logo into images of the stadium.
“Wells Fargo has recently started installing mounted and illuminated roof top signs that do not conform to the parties agreement in an effort to permanently ‘photobomb’ the image of the iconic U.S. Bank stadium,” the complaint said, according to MPR News.
The regulation of the bank’s signs dates back as far as two years as both sides ultimately came to an agreement in Feb. 2014.
“We are satisfied with the signage package that was approved for our $300 million community investment initiative for our new campus in the historic Downtown East neighborhood,” Wells Fargo spokesperson John Hobot said in a statement.
Vikings vice president Lester Bagley said that the team has repeatedly expressed their disapproval of the bank’s sings as they believe it jeopardizes the multimillion dollar naming deal they agreed to with U.S. Bank.
“Bottom line, they violated an agreement, in writing, a signed agreement,” Bagley said of Wells Fargo. “We felt it was important to call them out.”
The Vikings have a hearing scheduled for Dec. 30 by District Court Judge James Moore in hopes of blocking the construction of the new signs.
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