Editing Arena Football League (section)

===Accusation of mismanagement and unpaid bills===
In the late 2010s the AFL's entity ownership, Arena Football One, LLC, had been at the center of much controversy over mismanagement of franchises, unpaid bills and several lawsuits against them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/arena-football-league-leaves-trail-of-unpaid-bills-in-portland/471663360 |title=Arena Football League leaves trail of unpaid bills in Portland |author=Kyle Iboshi |website=KGW.com |date=September 7, 2017 |access-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030809/http://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/arena-football-league-leaves-trail-of-unpaid-bills-in-portland/471663360 |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Jerry Kurz lawsuit====
On July 21, 2016, league co-founder, former commissioner and president Jerry Kurz filed a class action lawsuit against Arena Football One, LLC, and his successor as commissioner, Scott Butera, for what was deemed "breach of contract" after his effective demotion and subsequent firing following the 2015 season.  In August 2018, that lawsuit was dismissed, a new action was filed and ultimately settled. Kurz left for the [[Indoor Football League|IFL]] as Director of Business Development.<ref>[https://dockets.justia.com/docket/illinois/ilndce/1:2016cv07432/329382 Kurz v. Arena One Football, LLC et al] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081356/https://dockets.justia.com/docket/illinois/ilndce/1:2016cv07432/329382 |date=July 29, 2018 }}, Justia Docking & Filings, July 21, 2016</ref>  Kurz now serves as general counsel for the new [[Arena Football One (2025)|Arena Football One]] in 2025.