Giants memorabilia case gets settled

The Giants, Eli Manning and Steiner Sports reached an undisclosed settlement Monday night to bring an end to the four-year-old civil lawsuit in which three memorabilia collectors accuse them of fraudulently passing off unused helmets as “gameused.”

Terms of the settlement were not released.

The deal, reached Monday evening, comes just days before the start of a trial in a New Jersey court that was scheduled to feature Manning as the star witness. Giants co-owner John Mara and Brandon Steiner, CEO of Steiner Sports, also were expected to testify.

The lawsuit was filed in January 2014. Jury selection was scheduled to start next week.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the Giants said Monday night that the memorabilia collectors — Eric Inselberg, Michael Jakab and Sean Godown — “have resolved all claims in their pending litigation.” An attorney for the collectors did not return an email seeking comment.