In light of Friday’s big hearing in the Zuffa Antitrust lawsuit in Federal court in Nevada, the parties have filed a joint motion to stipulate how they will deal with references to trade secret or confidential information.
The joint motion was filed on Thursday and is agreed to by the parties. It’s unlikely that the Court will disturb the agreement. The parties believed the agreement was necessary as the Protective Order which dictates how to deal with confidential information does not address hearings.
Parties for the Plaintiffs that have filed an Antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa will argue for Class Action status while Zuffa has a Motion for Summary Judgment which may dismiss the case in full on Friday in Federal District Court in Nevada.
It does appear that Plaintiffs reluctantly joined in on the motion as the overarching issue deals with the mention of documents Zuffa believes are confidential and/or trade secret. A motion to seal is pending before the court.
Joint Motion by on Scribd
Payout Perspective:
Both parties had a chance to provide statements to the Court in this Joint Motion. The Plaintiffs cited Kevin Iole’s Yahoo story from Wednesday in which Dana White gave him the payouts of Chuck Liddell since 2011. This would seem to run contrary to the claim that Zuffa salaries should be confidential.
The Court could rule on the Motion to Seal documents that were fought over during the pleading process but it has yet to do so. Tomorrow will be a big day because not since the Motion to Dismiss will this case hinge upon being dismissed.
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