The Las Vegas Court hearing the Mark Hunt lawsuit has denied the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar’s Motion to Dismiss in part and granted portions of the lawsuit. The upside for Hunt is that it has 10 days to file an amended complaint.
The hearing occurred on Monday, but the order was not posted until today.
Hunt filed this lawsuit in early January against the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar claiming RICO violations, breach of contract, negligence and other allegations stemming from his UFC 200 bout against the current WWE star.
The Minute Order is as follows:
Full docket text for document 63:
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS – Motion Hearing held on 5/22/2017 before Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey. Crtrm Administrator: Danielle Cacciabaudo; Pla Counsel: Scott Ingold, Joseph Gonnella; Def Counsel: Colby J. Williams, Donald Campbell, Howard Jacobs, Kendelee Works, Peter Christiansen; Court Reporter/Recorder: Felicia Zabin; Time of Hearing: 1:58 p.m. – 3:08 p.m.; Courtroom: 6D;
The Court makes preliminary remarks and hears oral arguments on the motions to dismiss [11] and [30]. For reasons stated on the record, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motions to dismiss [11] and [30] as stated. Plaintiff has 10 days to file an amended complaint.
The Court further DENIES the motion to stay [47] without prejudice as stated on the record.
The minutes of this proceeding and the transcript will serve as the Court’s official order. No written order to follow
Payout Perspective:
This was the likeliest of outcomes with respect to dismissal of Hunt’s Complaint. Parties have a right to refile and the interesting issue will be to see if the amended complaint will include RICO claims which carry treble (3x the proven amount) damages. Additionally, the Court determined that the Motion to Stay Discovery is denied. Since Hunt has the opportunity to file an amended complaint, there is no need to halt discovery since all indications is that Hunt will refile and this lawsuit will continue.
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