On Friday, Conor McGregor’s attorneys filed a Statement of Removal related to moving the case from Nevada state court to Federal Court.
The Plaintiff filed a lawsuit after alleging that he was injured after being struck by a can thrown by Conor McGregor at the UFC 202 press conference.
Statement of Removal by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd
McGregor’s attorneys also responded to Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion to Remand to state court:
Response to Emergency Motion by Plaintiffs by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd
The essence of McGregor’s argument is that Plaintiff’s did not properly conduct a “meet and confer” process which would determine the reasons for non-participation in discovery in the state court matter. Further, the Offer of Judgment for $90,000 set the monetary damage amount which exceeds the $75,000 requirement for Federal Court allowing jurisdiction to be retained (that and diversity jurisdiction which is clear hear with plaintiff being a Nevada resident and McGregor a citizen of Ireland and his company based out of California.
Payout Perspective:
It’s pretty clear that McGregor’s attorneys have solid arguments shutting down Plaintiff’s arguments for the state court to retain jurisdiction. The Offer of Judgment for $90,000 seems like a strategic error here considering the possibility of removal. What may have been more prudent would be an offer of $70,000. The medical bills are slightly under $5,000. Even if McGregor were to settle for that amount, it would have kept it in state court and having to deal with the discovery issues.
Another issue in this case is whether plaintiff should have sued the venue and/or UFC. It seems that someone has insurance and that should be sought out in this type of personal injury case.
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